[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #17723: WP Signon from external resource/php code

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#17723: WP Signon from external resource/php code
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 Reporter:  TeckniX       |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Users         |    Version:  3.1.3
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
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 Wordpress has a lot of different functions available in the codec, such as
 the wp_signon.

 The code to login a user from within the wordpress folder looks like:
 {{{
 $creds = array();
 $creds['user_login'] = $username;
 $creds['user_password'] = $password;
 $creds['remember'] = true;
 $user = wp_signon( $creds, false );
 wp_set_current_user($user->ID);
 }}}

 If this is done outside of the wordpress user folder, by including the wp-
 config.php file
 {{{
 including the wp-config, like the following:
 global $wpdb;
 define('WP_USE_THEMES', false);
 require_once '/path/to/www/blog/wp-config.php';
 wp();
 }}}

 then the cookies aren't created successfully and you can't properly
 login/logout a user.

 There are a log of constants that set this up, yet the cookies aren't set
 properly, you are missing the wordpress_logged_in_COOKIEHASH essential
 cookie.

 Such flexible function should work properly

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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/17723>
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