[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #29594: Basic Cookie Authentication from External Database

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#29594: Basic Cookie Authentication from External Database
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 Reporter:  LPH2005          |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Role/Capability  |     Version:  4.0
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                   |     Focuses:
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Comment (by dd32):

 I can't duplicate this either.

 This code in a mu-plugin works for me, and allows me to edit existing
 posts, create new posts, nonces pass, etc.
 {{{
 // http://example.com/wordpress/?login=admin
 add_action( 'init', function() {

         if ( isset( $_GET['login'] ) ) {
                 $user = get_user_by( 'login', $_GET['login'] );
                 wp_set_current_user( $user->ID );
                 wp_set_auth_cookie( $user->ID , 1 );
         }

 } );
 }}}

 @kburkhardt: I notice you're using this: {{{get_user_by('uid',
 $uidHeader);}}} which won't work, WordPress has no 'uid' field, it's 'id'
 that you want there.

 > For example, XenWord bridges XenForo and WordPress.
 [http://www.tuxreports.com/community/threads/wordpress-4-0-and-
 xenword.519547/ Appears that theres a new release of XenWord in beta
 testing with 4.0 compatibility] - It seems it was calling
 {{{wp_update_user()}}} after login which was invalidating the sessions, I
 don't have access to the code so I can't determine how it was failing, or
 if it was a WordPress issue.

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