Re: cookies and carts

On Mon, 2009-12-07 at 16:48 -0600, Philip Thompson wrote: > On Dec 7, 2009, at 4:40 PM, Ashley Sheridan wrote: > > > On Mon, 2009-12-07 at 14:39 -0800, Allen McCabe wrote: > > > >> I have a shopping cart type system set up which keeps track of the cart > >> contents using a SESSION variable, where $_SESSION['cart'][$item_id'] > >> is > >> equal to the quantity, so the name/value pair is all the information I need. > >> > >> But sessions are unreliable on the free server I am currently using for this > >> website (not my choice), so I had start using cookies because users were > >> being sporadically logged out, sometimes just on a page refresh. > >> > >> I want to find a way to set a cookie to remember the cart items as well, and > >> I thought setting a cookie for each item/quantity pair was the way to go > >> until I started trying to figure out how to unset all those cookies if the > >> user empties their cart. > >> > >> Is there any way to set cookies with an array for the name? Intead of > >> $_COOKIE['item_number'] have > >> $_COOKIE['cart']['item_number'] like I have the > >> SESSION? > > > > > > What about storing a unique ID in the cookie, and matching it up with > > information for that user in a database. It's sort of simulating a > > sessions, but without the session handler getting involved, which looks > > slightly messed up from what you've said. > > > > Thanks, > > Ash > > http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > > Blast your speedier typing!! =P > > ~Philip > By the power of Kenco! Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk