For the record, this is the problem:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q176113
The real problem is that I set the cookies and then the login page tries to redirect you to the index page with a header("location: index.php"); type of line.
On some windows servers, this isn't handled properly (See the above link).
I don't really know what to do to fix it. I don't really want to change the code in case it breaks for *other* servers that work properly.
Man, this is a tough PITA.
One helpful discussion I found: http://www.pcguide.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5583
Possible workaround method: http://manual.mantisbt.org/manual.configuration.webserver.php (sensing the server type and version, then using some sort of alternative redirect)
A really familiar name, but the wrong fix: http://www.langreiter.com/space/vanilla-installation
updated to the latest vanilla release this week......and my forum posters have reported this problem too - ie having to login each time
I changed the cookie settings, as Mark suggested....will see if that works in the next day or two
let us know either way if it works out for you. I'm sure the cookies are programmed properly now - it's all a matter of configuring their domain/path properly.
hasn't worked, Mark.
I have had feedback tonight.......and the problem persists.
(nb - my settings were changed earlier today to what you recommend above......no joy)
hehe oh i get it, only just realised thats happening to me on my localhost ( windows ). But i ont care but it woul be nice to have fixed. It never did it before.
UPDATE - great news......my subscribers are all now reporting good things today. They are now finding that they are staying logged in. Only one has had problems - he is now fine from his work pc, but has to re login from his home pc, but he says he uses AOL at home (so thinks that may be the issue)
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really appreciate your time and effort.