Re: Setting Cookie Going Nuts

Berber: > Did you solve this issue? No, this issue was not resolved. > What does $_SERVER["HTTP_HOST"] return? It returns the IP address that is assigned to the website. There is no domain assigned, just the IP. When there is a domain assigned it would assign the domain... > > Sincerely > > berber > > Visit http://www.weberdev.com/ Today!!! > To see where PHP might take you tomorrow. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Morton [mailto:mike@webtraxx.com] > Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 4:03 PM > To: [PHP - GENERAL] > Subject: [PHP] Setting Cookie Going Nuts > > > I am trying to issue a cookie, using the set cookie directive, and it is > not working for some reason. The code below I have used before with > perfect success. The only difference between the other place that I am > using it is that the other place has globals on, this server has globals > off (tho I turned them on a and it made no difference), and the other > server is running 4.3.2 where this one is 4.3.0 > > I am sure that it is something small that I missed when copying the code > over, but I cannot for the life of me see what it is. The only other > difference is the other server is using a domain name, while the server > this code is on is an IP address only (that should not make a difference > tho) > > Why is the cookie not being isseued? I am going nuts trying to figure > this out! > > $ADMIN_COOKIE_NAME="scavengeradmin"; //name of the issuing cookie > $COOKIE_EXPIRY=1800; //time in seconds to expiry > > function adminCookie() { > global $ADMIN_COOKIE_NAME,$COOKIE_EXPIRY; > > //check to see if a cookie exists already. > $cookieid=$_COOKIE[$ADMIN_COOKIE_NAME]; > > //if there is no cookieid - then we are going to set a cookie. > if(strlen($cookieid) < 1) { > //find a unique value. > list($msec,$sec)=explode(" ",microtime()); > $cookiekey=ereg_replace("\.","",($msec+$sec)); > //set expiry - 30 mins from now. > $cookieexpiry=time()+$COOKIE_EXPIRY; > > setcookie($ADMIN_COOKIE_NAME,$cookiekey,$cookieexpiry,"/",$_SERVER["HTTP > _HOS > T"],0); > $_COOKIE[$ADMIN_COOKIE_NAME]=$cookiekey; > unset($cookiekey);unset($msec);unset($sec);unset($cookieexpiry); > } else { > //if the cookie has been set then we are just going to adjust > the expiry date. > //set expiry - 30 mins from now. > $cookieexpiry=time()+$COOKIE_EXPIRY; > > > setcookie($ADMIN_COOKIE_NAME,"$cookieid",$cookieexpiry,"/",$_SERVER["HTT > P_HO > ST"],0); > unset($cookieexpiry); > } > > unset($cookieid); > } > > adminCookie(); //issue the cookie > > -- > Cheers > > Mike Morton > > **************************************************** > * > * Tel: 905-465-1263 > * Email: mike@webtraxx.com > * > **************************************************** > > "Indeed, it would not be an exaggeration to describe the history of the > computer industry for the past decade as a massive effort to keep up > with Apple." > - Byte Magazine > > Given infinite time, 100 monkeys could type out the complete works of > Shakespeare. Win 98 source code? Eight monkeys, five minutes. > -- NullGrey > -- Cheers Mike Morton **************************************************** * * Tel: 905-465-1263 * Email: mike@webtraxx.com * **************************************************** "Indeed, it would not be an exaggeration to describe the history of the computer industry for the past decade as a massive effort to keep up with Apple." - Byte Magazine Given infinite time, 100 monkeys could type out the complete works of Shakespeare. Win 98 source code? Eight monkeys, five minutes. -- NullGrey