The xf_user cookie

[AndyB]

I would like to authenticate the xf_user cookie for an external script. The xf_user cookie is created with the following command:

$value = intval($userId) . ',' . $this->prepareRememberKeyForCookie($auth['remember_key']);

When I look at the xf_user_authenticate table there is a field called remember_key. How can I verify using php that what is saved in the xf_user_authenticate table is the same as what is in the xf_user cookie.

Thank you.

 

[Jake Bunce]

Kotomi is a good option:

http://xenforo.com/community/threads/get-user-information-custom-field-in-kotomi-script.35003/

It gives you access to XenForo's API. My reply to that thread shows how to access the visitor and session. This is better than manually programming the authentication.