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murlopaz
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by murlopaz » Tue Oct 31, 2006 2:29 pm
I have a login authentication system written on php that uses cookies.
I know some users might disable cookies so theoretically my system won't work for that particular user.
Is this a big problem say for a commercial website? How can I overcome this ?
Thanks!
feyd
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by feyd » Tue Oct 31, 2006 5:39 pm
Stop relying on cookies?
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by Ambush Commander » Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:28 pm
Most enterprise websites give you a polite error message telling you that cookies are disabled and you can't log in until you enable them. That's fine.
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by aaronhall » Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:37 am
I've read several studies that say that cookies are enabled by the vast, vast majority of web browsers. Not much of an issue.