Translate PHP to Node.js

Pablo C Rodriguez

I can't get to translate this piece of code to place it in my NodeBB. I'd be thankful if yoy guys can help out!

<? session_set_cookie_params(0, '/', '.site.net');
     session_start();
     if(!isset($_SESSION["auth_token"])) {
     $_SESSION["auth_token"] = bin2hex(random_bytes(16));
     $full_url = "http://$_SERVER[HTTP_HOST]$_SERVER[REQUEST_URI]";
     header("Location: https://secure.site.net/auth/$_SESSION[auth_token]?return_url=".$full_url);
     }
?>

julian

NodeBB doesn't use $_SESSION or auth tokens in this manner. I think you should look into the session sharing plugin instead:

https://github.com/julianlam/nodebb-plugin-session-sharing/

Pablo C Rodriguez

@julian I'm newbie to Node.js, lol so I don't really understand what do I have to do after I enabled the plugin on my NodeBB.

julian

The readme contains a comprehensive guide to setting it up... basically, you'll want to save a cookie for NodeBB to read... save this cookie in your other app.

Pablo C Rodriguez

@julian thanks, but I do not understand what is that. My webmaster helped me with the PHP code, but I'm not a programmer, and he does not use Node.js.
can you please paste the code conversion so that I can place it in my index.js

julian

No I cannot, the code cannot be "converted" in the manner which you want. Please have your webmaster read the session sharing documentation.

Pablo C Rodriguez

@julian He abandoned me. Please tell me what to do step by step to get something similar. Thanks!