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PHP: setcookie() problem
I hav been tryin 2 create a cookie from a php script, bt the cookie is not being created!
I hav search loads and loads of forums and web-pages 2 try 2 find the answer and dispite learning a lot about creating cookies using php I hav not been able 2 find a solution 2 whatever is causing my problem. :confused:
So in wh@ feals like desperation I come to AO in order 4 sum1 2 tell me wh@ I hav been doing wrong :rolleyes: . The piece of code that I am tryin 2 create to cookie using is shown below:
PHP Code:
setcookie("example.co.uk.login.usr",$_POST["usr"]);
Any & all assistance will b greatfully recieved.
Thank You,
TTAYO
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Hi
Ope u r fine and I can tell u wh@ u r doin wron' :D
Cookie information cannot be sent after any text has been displayed[1].
That's one of the most common mistakes. Test for it!
The following code works on my php test machine (PHP 4.2.3).
Code:
<?php
if (!isset($_COOKIE['cookie'])) {
setcookie ("cookie[three]", "cookiethree");
setcookie ("cookie[two]", "cookietwo");
setcookie ("cookie[one]", "cookieone");
echo("Never ever echo something before setting the cookies!<br>");
echo("Refresh to show the content of cookies.<br><hr>");
}
if (isset($_COOKIE['cookie'])){
foreach ($_COOKIE['cookie'] as $name => $value) {
echo "$name : $value <br />\n";
}
print_r($_COOKIE);
}
phpinfo();
?>
Cheers
[1] http://us4.php.net/setcookie
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Thanx 4 ur reply sec_ware!
Although I do call the setcookie() function b4 I echo any output to the browser.
I am using a Windows XP pro box, and IE to attempt to view my web-pages, therefore I am not sure whether it is sumthin to do with IE th@ is stoppin me from creatin cookies on my machine (hence the many "." in the cookie name).
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Hi TTAYO
Interesting. Let's track down the problem:
1) Client-side: Have you disabled cookies on IE?
2) Client-side: Have you tried firefox (user cookie management is superior to IE in my opinion)?
3) Server-side: What is your WebServer and PHP version?
4) Server-side: Have you tried my example (cut and paste into a .php file and load it in IE (no <HTML> etc)?
5) Server-side: Could you attach (as txt-file) the full content of your server-side setcookie-file?
6) Client-side: You can try to intercept the server-client communication[1]?
Cheers
[1] http://osx.freshmeat.net/projects/burpproxy/
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Sorry th@ it has taken some time to reply!
I hav found out th@ the problem with my script wz th@ I wz not setting an experation time, because as long as I set and experation time then the script does create a cookie on my machine.
I not sure if this is a limitation of IE or of the web host th@ I am using, bt the problem is now solved.
Thanx 4 ur help anyway,
L8R, TTAYO
