Hi Timothy, Timothy S. Nelson wrote: >> So, is there a way to keep this information between user requests or is >> my only option to set a cookie on the client side? > > Yes, and sort-of-yes :). > > I'm using CGI:Session to keep the users' details. But I give the > user a cookie, which then links them to the session. It's also > possible to pass a variable with the session ID around between > requests, but this is more hassle than cookies. > > An alternative would be to use HTTP auth, and use that to retrieve > session information.
Ok, thanks! I think I'll stick to a session key look-up into a database, with the session key set as a cookie. HTTP auth...well, good to know, but I'm worried that this is getting far beyond me. A little bit at a time... :-) But thank you! Always good to know options... Ray ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Mason-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mason-users
