This server-side plugin is useful for all Roundcube users who don’t like to log into their mail account each time they open their browser. The plugin stores a persistent login cookie which automatically logs the user in the next time he or she visits the Roundcube web mailer.

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Download

You can download the plugin from the Sourceforge project page.

Sources on GitHub: https://github.com/mfreiholz/Roundcube-Persistent-Login-Plugin

Installation

Step 1: Extract the “persistent_login” folder into roundcube’s plugin directory “<roundcube>/plugins/”.

Step 2: Open the Roundcube main configuration file “<roundcube>/config/main.inc.php” and add the plugin’s name to the active plugins array (See screenshot):

Configuration

The plugin provides two different ways of usage. User-Data cookie or AuthToken cookie based.

UserData cookie

This method doesn’t require any configuration, it is enabled by default. It stores the user’s login information encrypted in a cookie.

AuthToken cookie (more secure, recommended)

This method have to be enabled in the plugins configuration file. It requires the creation of a table in your database as well. The table can be created by the SQL script in the “sql/” directory of the plugin.

Upcoming…

• Optional: After logout, show the user a message which provides the option to delete the persistent-login cookie.

Problems // Discussions

See our forum.

Changelog

Since: 0.1beta2

• AuthToken cookie based implementation (MySQL)
• Added some translations (from “remember_me” plugin)

Since: 0.1beta

• First release, basic functionality (UserData cookie based implementation)