Bridge Removed Cannot Login. may need to reset default cookie path

[theflyingbeard]

I am trying to bridge coppermine and Invisionboard:
So far without success. Currently the bridge has been removed.


In my last session I think I tried changing the cookie path in Coppermine but without success, I was under the impression that I had reset everything back the way it had been.
All appeared to be working as stand alones and I left the problem for a while.

It has now been brought to my attention (about a week later) that it is not possible to login to coppermine.
I have reasearched this forum with the search facility and believe that the problem may be that I have changed the cookie path from the default.

Initially I was still able to login as administrator and coppermine would reply "Welcome administrator", then it returned to the login screen and I was NOT logged in.

I removed all cookies from my PC and tried again.
Now when I click on login I ALSO get a message: "Warning your browser does not accept script's cookies"

I cannot find a thread that explains how to reset the default cookie path, though one thread mentioned that it had been reset using phpmyadmin.
I am not very familiar with phpmyadmin or sql as a language, so though I have looked I am reluctant to "Experiment".

Having said all that the question remains: How do I reset the default cookie settings?


Coppermine install: http://www.westfieldracing.co.uk/gallery
Forum install: http://www.westfieldracing.co.uk/forum
Coppermine version: 1.4.3
Forum version: invisionboard 1.2
Test user account: sorry cannot login to create


BridgeManager settings: currently disabled
Forum URL:  http://www.westfieldracing.co.uk/forum
Relative path to your BBS's config file:  ../forum/ 

dont think this is changed from default
Use post-based groups?: 0 

[Nibbler]

You've set it to /forum/. You'll need to edit the value using phpmyadmin - browse to the config table and set the value of cookie_path to /

[theflyingbeard]

Thank you.

Now I know for sure it is the cookie path and what the path should be.

I guess I will have to seek advice from the hosting company as I really dont know what I am doing with phpmyadmin.

[theflyingbeard]

Ok cookie path reset and all working as stand alone again.

If need be I will create a new thread when I attempt the bridgeing again, but first I will check everything and create a tester account befrore I bridge.


I'm sure everyone knows this but in case another newbie should find this thread:

To reset the default cookie path:
open phpMyAdmin
select the coppermine database
select the config table on the left side ( cpg132_config on my version)
from the tabs at the top click BROWSE ( an obvious choice one might think, but not necesarily for a newbie)
scroll down till you find cookie_path
click on the pencil icon to edit
in the value field enter the default setting as Nibbler stated above: /
then click the "Go" button to save it.


Hey presto the default cookie path has been reset.