#19697 [Csd->Bgs]: mcrypt and cookies

ID: 19697 Updated by: sander@php.net Reported By: avillarm@terra.es -Status: Closed +Status: Bogus Bug Type: mcrypt related Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 4.2.2 New Comment: User error -> bogus Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-10-02 13:10:48] avillarm@terra.es Ok, used the base64_encode and it works :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-10-01 15:05:12] iliaa@php.net Sorry, but the bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. Your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself. For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php Thank you for your interest in PHP. cookies are not binary safe. Use base64_encode() function to encode them if you wish to prevent data corruption. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-10-01 15:04:22] avillarm@terra.es Ok, thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-10-01 15:01:59] avillarm@terra.es Sorry, the only change in the bug report was: "type=time". ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-10-01 15:01:11] derick@php.net Sorry, but the bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. Your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself. For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php Thank you for your interest in PHP. You shouldn't store binary data into cookies, use base64_encode() or similiar. Also, that slash was most likely added because you have something like magic_quotes set to on in php.ini ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at http://bugs.php.net/19697 -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=19697&edit=1