Simulate User session with javascript

Question

When a user visits below login screen and provides any user name and password, they should be considered a "logged in" user if they go to any subsequent pages without closing their browser.

<html>
<form action="" method="POST">
<span>Login:</span><input type="text" name="puname" ><br>
<span>Password:</span><input type="text" name="ppasswd"><br>
<input type="submit" value="Register"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>

Can anyone suggest how I can implement this with JavaScript (perhaps using cookies)?

You can use cookies or session storage: www.w3schools.com/Html/html5_webstorage.asp. but I think session storage works tab by tab — Eduardo Pérez
– Eduardo Pérez, Commented May 18, 2015 at 21:35
Are you using a server-side language? Take a look at sessions, or just a simple google search — Downgoat
– Downgoat, Commented May 18, 2015 at 22:33

Rob · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-18 21:41:59Z

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Cookies are the way to go, you can then make the decision if you want them destroyed at browser close, or destroyed after set time(i.e. 1 day). If your not apposed to jquery, this plugin makes it very simple https://github.com/carhartl/jquery-cookie

answered May 18, 2015 at 21:41

Rob

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Radio Over a year ago

jquery is probably the easiest way to do this. The native JS methods aren't difficult to grasp though. Check out quirksmode.org/js/cookies.html The hardest part is the expiration, and in this case, for a prototype, if you don't set an expiration at all it'll delete when you close the browser.

AbuMariam Over a year ago

How can I get the cookie to get created when they click the 'submit' button on the login form? Do I need to call the JS on the action of the form or the onclick of the submit button? Some examples would be appreciated.

Rob Over a year ago

You need to intercept the submit and run your set cookie. Try this stackoverflow.com/questions/19731265/…

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