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Vanilla keeps logging me out after about 10 seconds (Wordpress + WP Vanilla Connect + jsConnect)

tom762tom762 New
in Vanilla 2.0 - 2.8

Hello,

I've searched extensively around the web for any similar problem, but haven't found one.

So, I have a WP site (v. 3.5.1) and decided to move to Vanilla (v. 2.0.18.8) after years of PhpBB. I'm happy with the forum itself, but this SSO (which is the reason I switched forum platform) is a pain in the ass. I use the embedded version of the forum.

After juggling with plugins on both sides - WP and Vanilla, I found a solution that worked. For about 10 seconds. I use WP Vanilla Connect on WP and jsConnect on Vanilla.

Here's how it works: After I log in to WP, Vanilla gives two options for logging in to the forum (which is embedded in one of the pages). No matter if I choose "Sign in with xxxxx" or "Sign in", login appears to work ok and lets me in, but after about 10-15 seconds, I'm automatically logged out no matter what I do, even if just wait. Back to "Howdy stranger".

Does anybody have a clue what could be wrong?

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  • hgtonighthgtonight MVP

    Can you check your net traffic and see what ajax request is logging you out?

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  • tom762tom762 New
    edited May 2013

    False alarm, stupid me. :[
    I had temporarily installed a second instance of Vanilla on the same server for testing purposes. It was obviously a cookie mix-up issue. Just fixed everything.
    Thanks anyway. :)

  • hgtonighthgtonight MVP

    Thanks for posting back the answer :D

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  • x00x00 MVP

    if you don't want the to happen use the same cookie hash for the testing forum.

    grep is your friend.

  • tom762tom762 New

    Thanks, but that's rocket science for me. ;) And I don't need it anymore.
    But I just ran into another problem, I'll open another discussion.

  • hgtonighthgtonight MVP

    @x00 said:
    if you don't want the to happen use the same cookie hash for the testing forum.

    I would be interested to know how you do this.

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  • x00x00 MVP

    $Configuration['Garden']['Cookie']['Salt'] = 'SOMERANDOMCHARS';

    grep is your friend.

  • hgtonighthgtonight MVP

    @x00 wish I could give you five awesomes or something for that!

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  • peregrineperegrine MVP
    edited May 2013

    @hgtonight

    you could use this also if you run two simultaneous versions of vanilla in your browser and you keep getting logged out.

    $Configuration['Garden']['Cookie']['Name'] = 'BlahBlah';

    I may not provide the completed solution you might desire, but I do try to provide honest suggestions to help you solve your issue.

  • x00x00 MVP

    @peregrine sugestion is a better suggestion if you want two independent forums

    my suggestion only realy applies if you don't care about session mixup, and are using the global admin on the test forum

    grep is your friend.

  • AaronWebsteyAaronWebstey ✭✭✭

    @peregrine said:
    hgtonight

    you could use this also if you run two simultaneous versions of vanilla in your browser and you keep getting logged out.

    $Configuration['Garden']['Cookie']['Name'] = 'BlahBlah';

    I'm running a couple of dev forums on the same server as my primary one, and this post just saved me a lot more cursing than I've already done. Thanks YAP :)

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