1.4B3 Virgin Install Can't login - cookies not accepted

[Erik P.]

I just did a virgin install of beta 3 but when I try to login to the board or the admin as the admin account I created on install I'm told I can't login until I have accepted cookies:

Cookies are required to log in to this site. You will not be able to log in until they are accepted.

There is no place to accept cookies I can find.

 

[Paul B]

Is your browser configured to accept cookies?

 

[Erik P.]

Is your browser configured to accept cookies?

Yes.

I just tried it again with the same result. I'll try it again on a more generic host VM config like linode and report back. Is there some 'do not try at home' workaround to disable the cookie check so I can get past the login?

 

[Paul B]

Can you PM me the link to the site and a log in so I can test?

I have literally done hundreds of installs and never encountered that problem.

 

[Erik P.]

I can't give you a login to the one I just did because it's on a private network but I am trying again with a generic ubuntu linode host that will be publicly accessible. If I encounter the problem there too I'll PM you the details. Either way I will update with results.

 

[Erik P.]

Ok, I found the issue and it's not a bug. php.ini parameter variables_order needs to include "C" or $_COOKIE is empty. It is disabled by default on my system for a number of internal reasons. It might be something worth adding to install config checks but like you say @Brogan, it's pretty rare to have this configuration out in the wild.

 

[Paul B]

Thanks for the update.
Useful information for the future, if someone else posts about it.