and this: http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/04#Cookies
On Thursday, September 20, 2012 9:35:14 PM UTC+1, Abhishek Gupta wrote: > > Hi, > > I am working on a login system where user is able to logon just using the > cookies unlike the existing system where user logs in using the normal sign > in + and that creates remember me cookies. > > - abhishek > > On 20 September 2012 14:54, villas <vill...@gmail.com <javascript:>>wrote: > >> There are functions for this, but what is wrong with the existing >> 'remember me' mechanism in Auth? >> >> >> >> On Thursday, September 20, 2012 7:17:05 PM UTC+1, Abhishek Gupta wrote: >> >>> Are there any function in web2py which can help me in creating the user, >>> and doing the automatic bare login as in this case? >>> >>> - abhishek >>> >>> >>> On 20 September 2012 14:14, Leonel Câmara <leonel...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I guess you could programatically create a dummy user account and then >>>> retrieve it and auto login using data on the session. >>>> >>>> Quinta-feira, 20 de Setembro de 2012 3:22:23 UTC+1, Abhishek Gupta >>>> escreveu: >>>> >>>>> Hi >>>>> >>>>> First of all, a lot of thanks for such an awesome piece of software. I >>>>> am working on a website where I need to implement cookie based logon >>>>> quite >>>>> similar to the system described here http://www.phpnerds.com/**a** >>>>> rticle/using-cookies-in-php/2<http://www.phpnerds.com/article/using-cookies-in-php/2> >>>>> ** **in php. >>>>> >>>>> The idea is simple. When a user clicks on "Explore" button for the >>>>> first time, a cookie is set on his computer with an expiry date far away. >>>>> And he goes through the sign up process. Whenever users clicks on the >>>>> button for the next time the cookie is retrieved and used to authenticate >>>>> user finally leading him to log in. >>>>> >>>>> I am comfortable with handling cookies in web2py but I am not able to >>>>> understand how can I integrate with existing sign in process (my website >>>>> uses facebook and google based sign in forms too with this). >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance >>>>> Abhishek >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >> >> >> >> > > --