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litespeed_wiki:cache:common:logged-in-cookie-conflicts [2017/06/01 14:02] Lisa Clarke |
litespeed_wiki:cache:common:logged-in-cookie-conflicts [2017/06/01 18:23] Lisa Clarke [The Solution] |
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| Of particular concern is the ''_lscache_vary'' cookie, which is the default in every LSCache plugin, and indicates the logged-in status of a user. As such, it is in control of what version of a page (logged in or not logged in) is served. | Of particular concern is the ''_lscache_vary'' cookie, which is the default in every LSCache plugin, and indicates the logged-in status of a user. As such, it is in control of what version of a page (logged in or not logged in) is served. | ||
| - | **Example**: Wordpress at ''<nowiki>www.example.com/</nowiki>'' and xenForo at ''<nowiki>www.example.com/forum/</nowiki>''. | + | **Example**: Wordpress at ''<nowiki>www.example.com/</nowiki>'' and XenForo at ''<nowiki>www.example.com/forum/</nowiki>''. |
| As far as the browser is concerned, both the blog and the forum are //the same website// because the forum is actually a subdirectory of the blog. When the browser visits either one of those addresses, it will use the cookies for ''<nowiki>www.example.com/</nowiki>''. Even though the forum is an entirely separate application, to the browser it looks simply like a part of the blog. | As far as the browser is concerned, both the blog and the forum are //the same website// because the forum is actually a subdirectory of the blog. When the browser visits either one of those addresses, it will use the cookies for ''<nowiki>www.example.com/</nowiki>''. Even though the forum is an entirely separate application, to the browser it looks simply like a part of the blog. | ||
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| ===== The Solution ===== | ===== The Solution ===== | ||
| - | To differentiate users logged into WordPress and users logged into XenForo, so the pages that should be served from cache will be correctly served from cache, you need to change the names of the login vary cookies. Each application under the same root needs a uniquely-named cookie. You can manually modify ''.htaccess'' to address this issue, or you can go through the plugin interfaces. | + | In our example, to differentiate users logged into WordPress from users logged into XenForo, you need to change the names of the login vary cookies. Each application under the same root needs a uniquely-named cookie. You can manually modify ''.htaccess'' to address this issue, or you can go through the plugin interfaces. |
| ==== Modifying .htaccess Manually ==== | ==== Modifying .htaccess Manually ==== | ||