Re: Setting Cookie Going Nuts

George: Thanks for getting back... > Just a thought - are you outputting any HTML on the page where you are > declaring your cookie? > > If not, then it won't work. I am outputting HTML on the page AFTER the cookie, and it does work, on other servers.... > I got stuck a few months back with a filter script where someone logs in and > depending on who they were were redirected to various pages. I was decalring > their cookies in the redirect script and it didn't work until I started > doing in on a 'written' page. Hmm, strange behaviour, I will have to check the other scripts to see if they were modified to a redirect, but I do not think that they were... Thanks George :) > > Hope this solves your problem. > > Cheers > > George in Oxford > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Boaz Yahav [mailto:berber@netvision.net.il] >> Sent: 04 July 2003 10:05 am >> To: Mike Morton; [PHP - GENERAL] >> Subject: RE: [PHP] Setting Cookie Going Nuts >> >> >> Did you solve this issue? >> What does $_SERVER["HTTP_HOST"] return? >> >> 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 >> >> >> -- >> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> >> -- >> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> -- 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