Getting current logged in user

[Quints]

My code:

require_once $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']. '/community/init.php';

\IPS\Session\Front::i();
$member = \IPS\Member::loggedin();

 

The code only works if I put the php file inside the community (ipb) folder, otherwise it will show that no one is logged in and give the info of a guest. How can I fix this?

thanks

[Quints]

Update

I've solved the problem by fixing the cookies

define( 'COOKIE_PATH', '/' );

 

[Ryan Ashbrook]

In addition to that,  instead of using \IPS\Session\Front::i(); for external scripts you should use \IPS\Dispatcher\External::i();