[RESOLVED] redirect vbforums url

[tr333]

I've seen a few threads here from people having problems with cookies across the different vbforums urls (www.vbforums.com, vbforums.com, etc). Wouldn't it be easier to just have the webserver redirect all urls to www.vbforums.com? This would seem to solve the problems as people would be logging in to the site from only www.vbforums.com.

[dclamp]

You missed a few ;)

www.vb-forums.com
vb-forums.com

Yes that would be logical, but since cookies is not a big deal, why go through all the work of removing the websites just to add a redirect?

[Lord Orwell]

I would assume only having one database to manage would help.
I constantly get "invalid thread" errors and have to refresh or backup, and i have full cookie setting.

[dclamp]

it is the same exact database. go to any of the URL's and they are the same:

http://vb-forums.com/showthread.php?t=478253
http://www.vb-forums.com/showthread.php?t=478253
http://vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=478253
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=478253

[Lord Orwell]

then that means all the urls are pointing to the same place anyway.

[tr333]

then that means all the urls are pointing to the same place anyway.
They all use the same database on the webserver. Cookies are handled by the client browser, not the webserver.

[Lord Orwell]

What exact problem are you referring to? I have had one or two odd instances where it told me i wasn't logged in while i was logged in a thread in another tab. Is that it?

[dclamp]

Here is how it goes down:

Most people login at "vbforums.com" simply because it is shorter then adding the "www." at the beginning.

Then they click a link on in a post that goes to "www.vbforums.com/..." and at that url, the cookie is not saved, that it shows you as not logged in

[penagate]

www and non-www are on the same cookie now. Log out and back in again and you should be logged in to both

[dclamp]

:D they work. Thanks pena :)

[tr333]

I can't seem to see the button to mark the thread as resolved :confused:
The "Thread Tools" link just takes me to the bottom of the page, where i can't see any option for marking a thread "resolved".

[dclamp]

Click This Link:

http://vbforums.com/showthread.php?&t=478253&is_resolved=1

[penagate]

I can't seem to see the button to mark the thread as resolved :confused:
The "Thread Tools" link just takes me to the bottom of the page, where i can't see any option for marking a thread "resolved".
Do you have JavaScript enabled?

[tr333]

Do you have JavaScript enabled?
I accidentally left the user-agent string as something else while doing some testing. Looks like googlebot doesnt support javascript :D

[mendhak]

www and non-www are on the same cookie now. Log out and back in again and you should be logged in to both


Are you sure? Doesn't work for me.

[penagate]

Hmm, me neither.
It did at the time of that post.

[dclamp]

wow... some one broke it again... Why would it not work again?