}
} else {
- # Look for the user in the session
- if (common_logged_in()) {
- $this->user = common_current_user();
- }
+ # Caller might give us a username even if not required
+ if (isset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'])) {
+ $user = User::staticGet('nickname', $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER']);
+ if ($user) {
+ $this->user = $user;
+ }
+ # Twitter doesn't throw an error if the user isn't found
+ }
$this->process_command();
}