Re: cookies and carts

On Dec 7, 2009, at 4:46 PM, Ashley Sheridan wrote: > 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 > I hope you don't kiss your mother with that mouth!!