Re: Multiple cookies on the same computer

>>> On 3/26/2009 at 11:12 PM, in message <70.12.30978.2144CC94@pb1.pair.com>, Shawn >>> McKenzie <nospam@mckenzies.net> wrote: Shawn McKenzie wrote: > 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. > > Optionally, I just thought that if this was too much for them to do/remember, they could have their own bookmarks, like "Dad - Yoursite" (http://www.yoursite.com/index.php?person=dad) and Mom - Yoursite (http://www.yoursite.com/index.php?person=mom) and set the session/cookie or whatever you're doing based on $_GET['person']. I would still opt for the login though, even if not secure. -- Thanks! -Shawn http://www.spidean.com Hi Shawn - I was hoping to avoid logging in every time, but that may be the best way. What I still don't understand is: I thought that Firefox and IE each had their own cookies, and that I could determine the user by which browser they used. In other words, Firefox's cookie would be for dad and IE's for mom. But I can't figure out how to do that. Do Firefox and IE share cookies? Thanks. Ken