I need to be able to validate the session integrity from an external app. I can’t find where is the session stored in wordpress? I built a restful app that will receive the session token as a header and I would like to be able to load the user associdated to that session. Is that … Read more
I am new to word press but know all the required PHP skills. I am using a form to create session in one page and then accessing those sessions in another page. I have done this already without word press. What i need is someone tells me how to do this in word press. what … Read more
What is the advantage of using JWTs over sessions in situations like authentication? Is it used as a standalone approach or is it used in the session? 5 Answers 5
Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for WordPress Development Stack Exchange. Closed 3 months ago. Improve this question I’m writing a custom integration plugin for Woocommerce, to add a dynamic product to the cart. Right now, without the plugin, … Read more
When I attempt an OAuth handshake, the first step is a GET call to obtain an access code like so. # Redirect to request authorization code $url = $this->get_authorization_url(); header(“Location: $url”); exit; Just before I send this I store the current URL in a $_SESSION[‘last_url’] variable so that after authentication is complete I can redirect … Read more
I want to know the difference between sticky- and non-sticky sessions. What I understood after reading from internet: Sticky : only single session object will be there. Non-sticky session : session object for each server node 2 Answers 2
I just discovered that every request in an ASP.Net web application gets a Session lock at the beginning of a request, and then releases it at the end of the request! In case the implications of this are lost on you, as it was for me at first, this basically means the following: Anytime an … Read more
My web application uses sessions to store information about the user once they’ve logged in, and to maintain that information as they travel from page to page within the app. In this specific application, I’m storing the user_id, first_name and last_name of the person. I’d like to offer a “Keep Me Logged In” option on … Read more
I have hooked an ajax call for a logged-in user, and now I need to catch his data inside the receiving call (the code that receives the action call). How can I get the user’s ID reliably? This code is inside my plugin definition file and the code inside the function (error_log(“we’re in….kind of”);) is … Read more
Imagine the following scenario: John has an account on my website, but is currently not logged in. He clicks the “upvote” button on an article, but is redirected to the login page because only logged-in users can upvote. In the referral URL (to which John is redirected after login) the following parameters are passed: action=upvote … Read more
