Bug #17158: setcookie()

From: jtjohnston@courrier.usherb.ca Operating system: n/a PHP version: 4.2.0 PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description: setcookie() setcookie() states "cookies must be sent before any other headers are sent (this is a restriction of cookies, not PHP). http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.setcookie.php I would like to suggest this is a restriction of PHP, not cookies. I can send and read cookies right in the middle of my HTML when I use Javascript: http://www.collegeSherbrooke.qc.ca/languesmodernes/cookie.htm <script> setCookie("TestCookie","first time",expdate); var DisplayData = getCookie("TestCookie"); document.write(DisplayData); document.write("<br>"); setCookie("TestCookie","second time",expdate); var DisplayData = getCookie("TestCookie"); document.write(DisplayData); </script> When can we expect a feature change on setcookie() ? -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=17158&edit=1 -- Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17158&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17158&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17158&r=needtrace Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17158&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17158&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17158&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17158&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17158&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17158&r=globals