XF 1.4 Check if someone is logged in and redirect on non-xenforo page

[MarkMark]

Is there a way to see whether someone is logged in and, if so, redirect them to the forums?

The reason I ask is because I use a static HTML page as my domain's landing page, with the option to login or register (eg www.mydomain.com/index.html). However, I'd like to check if someone is already logged in, and automatically redirect to www.mydomain.com/forums/ using perhaps a javascript location.replace command.

How can I check whether someone is already logged in from outside the system itself?

 

[Mike]

There isn't really a way to do this from outside the system (allowing it would potentially create a security issue).

 

[MarkMark]

Isn't there a way to check if a user is logged in my checking for a cookie? I'm just not sure how to code this.

 

[Mike]

There isn't a way to be 100% correct from just a cookie, but you can look for the presence of a xf_user cookie if the user has chosen to stay logged in.