ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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Decided to have another go at cookies but they just don't work at all for me 
On one page I have this section of script:
code:
case 1:
$target="../index.php";
setcookie("user", "$userID", time()+3600);
setcookie("pass", "$checkPass", time()+3600);
include('forward.php');
break;
Which works as I can see the set cookie in Firefox... But on the next page I have this to start with to check and make sure it works:
code:
$user=$_COOKIE["user"];
$pass=$_COOKIE["pass"];
echo $user;
echo $pass;
Of which I am not getting output from at all.
Would the fact that I am locally testing this script using Vertrigoserv cause any problems? I have read so many things on the web and I can't seem to find the problem 
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Steve
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how does it know what cookie its looking for?
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ed
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Surely $_COOKIE["pass"]; is telling it to look for the cookie that was set using setcookie("pass", "$checkPass", time()+3600);?
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Steve
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what happens if you do
print_r($_COOKIE);
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Richie
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http://www.cookiecentral.com/
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_Allan_
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mmm subway cookies, 3 for £1.
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Ash_EP3
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quote:
Originally posted by _Allan_
mmm subway cookies, 3 for £1.
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
what happens if you do
print_r($_COOKIE);
Returns Array()
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Laney
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Registered: 6th May 03
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Do you need to use the cookie equivalent of session_start(); ?
[Edited on 13-11-2007 by Laney]
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Steve
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id say its your server or browser privacy settings
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ed
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I finally figured it out, it's been pissing me off for ages. Basically I needed to set the default domain for where the cookie is available by doing this:
setcookie("user", "$userID", time()+3600, "/");
That makes the cookie available for the whole site which is what I need because I have everything neatly stored in folders for easy human access...
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Steve
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aye, thought it was something to do with it not knowing where the cookie was
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Laney
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
I finally figured it out, it's been pissing me off for ages. Basically I needed to set the default domain for where the cookie is available by doing this:
setcookie("user", "$userID", time()+3600, "/");
That makes the cookie available for the whole site which is what I need because I have everything neatly stored in folders for easy human access...
So "/" stopped it working?
Typical
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Steve
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no that just means it looks for anything after the domain name
[Edited on 13-11-2007 by Steve]
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