[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #18824: Password protected pages don't work if site address is different from wordpress address

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#18824: Password protected pages don't work if site address is different from
wordpress address
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 Reporter:  3singes       |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General       |     Version:  3.2.1
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch     |
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Comment (by SergeyBiryukov):

 Replying to [comment:5 3singes]:
 > That's why setcookie() doesn't work: you can't call it with a
 COOKIE_DOMAIN different from the domain the script is accessed from
 (security reason, I think).

 Note that you can define `COOKIE_DOMAIN` in `wp-config.php` (not sure
 about security implications though).

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