Re: Cookie, header, output problems

--- "J. Alden Gillespy" <doggabow@jackloren.com> wrote: > I'm creating an e-commerce website, and I just need > clarification as to whether a MySQL query is > considered as "browser output". It is not. However, a MySQL error is indeed output. Make sure your query is successful. My suggestion would be to simplify your code. Test your queries independently of setting cookies and redirecting. You have too many potential cases for error as it is, and that makes things difficult. > mysql_query("select * from $cart->user_table where > username=\"$username\" and userpass=\"$userpass\"", > $cart->dblink) I'm not sure if it is just formatting or my eyes, but it looks like you have backticks in your query. Also, you should consider using single quotes around your values rather than escaped double quotes. > setcookie("jackloren_user", "$username:$userpass", time() > + 2592000); > header("Location: http://www.jackloren.com/"); You should test this combination separately. Depending on several factors, your cookie may not be getting set due to the Location header redirect. The combination works fine with most modern Web agents, but it has been known to pose problems for developers. Chris