Re: $_COOKIE

Not a problem! I noticed the "PHPSESSID" only showed up on $_COOKIE and nothing else. I dont' want to use the $_COOKIE, so I may either assign it to $_SESSION or $GLOBALS. FletchSOD "Alberto Serra" <albertoserra@gala.net> wrote in message news:3D25B1C7.8030603@gala.net... > Scott Fletcher wrote: > > That is what I thought so! Thanks! > > > > To me, the $_COOKIE seem to get data from the browser in some way. Correct > > me if I'm wrong. Something like a communication between cookie. > > > > Thanks, > > FletchSOD > > ðÒÉ×ÅÔ! > > Yes, that's the way it works. Once you do a setcookie() on the server > you actually issue a sort of "delayed command" for the client, if you > pardon me the expression :) In short, when you print out your HTML you > also tell the client to save some data in its disk (or RAM when you use > session cookies). > > This data will be presented back later to you with the next URL request. > It is NOT saved on the server, it is just a sort of automatic add-on > that you will have on all links pointing to you until the cookie > expires. It will be presented to those URLs you specify when building > the cookie (usually you will want to limit their action to some > subdirectory to avoid having back data out of context). > > Sounds very nice, but... But the trouble is that in doing so you issue a > command to a machine of which you know almost nothing. Most of all, you > don't know whether it's capable of executing your order. Or willing to, > since users may disable cookies. > > Sort of blind date, but the girl may actually not show up later... 99% > she will, but you should not count on it. > > ðÏËÁ > áÌØÂÅÒÔÏ > ëÉÅ× > > > > > > "Alberto Serra" <albertoserra@gala.net> wrote in message > > news:3D25A66A.8090904@gala.net... > > > >>Scott Fletcher wrote: > >> > >>>I have a question! Since the $_COOKIE is on the server side, not on the > >>>client side. So, will the use of hte $_COOKIE be affected when the > >> > > user's > > > >>>browser disabled the cookie? I do not know how the $_COOKIE on the > >> > > server > > > >>>side work or get the information from. > >>> > >>>Thanks, > >>> FletchSOD > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >>ðÒÉ×ÅÔ! > >> > >>Yes, that's the problem with cookies :( In case they get disabled, or > >>just manually canceled) $_COOKIE will not contain anything at all. Which > >>is why I don't like cookies. > >> > >>áÌØÂÅÒÔÏ > >>ëÉÅ× > >> > >>-- > >> > >> > >>@-_=}{=_-@-_=}{=_-@-_=}{=_-@-_=}{=_-@-_=}{=_-@-_=}{=_-@-_=}{=_-@ > >> > >>LoRd, CaN yOu HeAr Me, LiKe I'm HeArInG yOu? > >>lOrD i'M sHiNiNg... > >>YoU kNoW I AlMoSt LoSt My MiNd, BuT nOw I'm HoMe AnD fReE > >>tHe TeSt, YeS iT iS > >>ThE tEsT, yEs It Is > >>tHe TeSt, YeS iT iS > >>ThE tEsT, yEs It Is....... > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > @-_=}{=_-@-_=}{=_-@-_=}{=_-@-_=}{=_-@-_=}{=_-@-_=}{=_-@-_=}{=_-@ > > LoRd, CaN yOu HeAr Me, LiKe I'm HeArInG yOu? > lOrD i'M sHiNiNg... > YoU kNoW I AlMoSt LoSt My MiNd, BuT nOw I'm HoMe AnD fReE > tHe TeSt, YeS iT iS > ThE tEsT, yEs It Is > tHe TeSt, YeS iT iS > ThE tEsT, yEs It Is....... >