Dumb question (no.2) - what's a 'random-string'?

[DoctorWatsOn]

...and where do I find one?

Right, I trying to get xfrocks' excellent WordPress 3 Bridge to work, but I am having problems with users logging in, there's 2 options to get this to work.

1 - Copying the globalSalt from the xF application.php file and into the WP dashboard - this is what I've tried and it doesn't work.

2 - editing the xF config.php file and adding: $config['globalSalt'] = 'random-string-goes-here'; < but I am lost as to what I should put where it says 'random-string-goes-here'.

Can anyone help?

 

[bambua]

It can be anything really. Just search Google for a random hash generator. There are lots out there.

 

[DoctorWatsOn]

It can be anything really. Just search Google for a random hash generator. There are lots out there.

Cheers, well that's blown my mind; I don't even think I want to know why a complete random string of numbers & letters should be able to make something work.

Anyway, I used a generator and it gave me - R9xP0ze8w0

So, I added this at the end of the xF config.php file - $config['globalSalt'] = ‘R9xP0ze8w0’

And I totally lost my WP - nothing but blank white pages.

 

[bambua]

In basic terms a salt is part of a key that allows 2 pieces of code authenticate with one another so that they can access data. As for the bridge giving white pages, not sure :/

 

[DoctorWatsOn]

In basic terms a salt is part of a key that allows 2 pieces of code authenticate with one another so that they can access data. As for the bridge giving white pages, not sure :/

Oh well, thanks for your help anyway.