1 Mar 2008 03:41
Re: Running OPAC and Intranet at the same time
On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 6:49 PM, Joshua Ferraro <jmf@...> wrote: > On 2/29/08, Jesse <pianohacker@...> wrote: > > > > > > > I'm running the Koha OPAC on port 3333 on my website, and the Intranet on > > port 3334. Unfortunately (if I understand the rules for cookies correctly) > > it's not possible to have a cookie segregated to a certain website and a > > certain port number. > > > > > > This is correct. > > > > > > As a result, I can't login and access both the Intarnet and OPAC site on > > the same browser. For instance if I login as "kohaadmin" on the Intranet > > (port 3334), then login as "adams" on the OPAC (port 3333), the first cookie > > will be overwritten, and the Intranet site will complain that I'm now logged > > in as a non-administrative user (adams). > > > > > > > A possible workaround for this is to give adams superlibrarian rights. > > > > > Right now, I've taken to accessing the Intranet on Firefox and the OPAC on > > MSIE to keep my logins separate. But could this problem be solved if Koha > > used different cookie names for the two different sections? e.g. instead of > > using CGISESSID everywhere, maybe use KOHAINET as the cookie name for the > > Intranet and KOHAOPAC for the OPAC site? > I agree this is a great idea ... does anyone have any objections to making that > small change? Go for it!(Continue reading)
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