Re: Multiple cookies on the same computer

From: 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. -- Thanks! -Shawn http://www.spidean.com

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