Additional info: * Problem happens when "domain" part of cookie is set. i.e. in PHP: setcookie(name, value, expire, path, domain); the domain part must not be left out. * When the domain part is left out, the problem does not occur.
** Description changed: Binary package hint: firefox-3.0 Opening a website located at http://localhost/something.php that gives a - cookie has its cookie ignored by Firefox. + cookie has its cookie ignored by Firefox. Also occurs for host that does + not have dot: + + http://hostname/something.php The result is logins etc. which require a cookie to work, do not work. The exact same website, when opened using: http://127.0.0.1/something.php - http://hostname/something.php - http://hostname.local/something.php + http://hostname.custom/something.php # hostname points to 127.0.1.1 + http://hostname.local/something.php # hostname points to 192.168.0.x has its cookies saved and loaded properly by Firefox. For some reason - Firefox is "blocking" localhost (only). + Firefox is "blocking" localhost or any hostname without dot. I have empty cookie exceptions list on my Firefox preferences. Adding "localhost" and setting it as "enable" (always accept) does not work. This only happens on Firefox. Using Konqueror, text-mode ELinks, to browse the site (in all 4 URL variants) works properly (with regard to cookies). ____ For reference, currently my /etc/hosts is: 127.0.0.1 localhost - 127.0.1.1 caliva www.melinda.com + 127.0.1.1 caliva # The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts ::1 localhost ip6-localhost ip6-loopback fe00::0 ip6-localnet ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix ff02::1 ip6-allnodes ff02::2 ip6-allrouters ff02::3 ip6-allhosts -- Firefox does not set cookies for http://localhost https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/325266 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
