Re: Multiple cookies on the same computer
| From: | Shawn McKenzie | Date: | Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:06:28 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Multiple cookies on the same computer | ||
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Ken Watkins wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> Newbie here.
>
> I have set up a blog site where my family creates posts and they get emailed to members of the
> family. To keep up with their identities, I created a script for each family member to run (dad.php,
> mom.php, etc.), and it sets a cookie on each computer and uses sessions so I know who is connecting.
> It works great unless I want to share a computer between two users.
>
> I thought I had a solution: install both Firefox and IE on the same computer and set two
> different cookies. But this doesn't seem to work. My question is: Is it possible to set one
> cookie for IE and another for Firefox so that, depending on which browser is used, I can tell who is
> connecting to the blog? If this is not possible, is there another easy way to do it?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> - Ken Watkins
>
>
Even if you don't need it secure, have a login. Dad and mom can login
with dad or mom with no password if all you need to do is give them
their own cookie/session.
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Thanks!
-Shawn
http://www.spidean.com