help with the cookie

[jangkoo]

Hi friends,
I have problem with cookie
in one file a.php I did this:

setcookie("user",$_POST['username']);

then I redirect to another file b.php
try to

echo $_COOKIE["user"];

and it says something like no index "user"
but when I browse to a.php, and
echo $_COOKIE["user"];
it can print the correct one.
So what is wrong with the b.php, anything wrong or?
could you all help me.
thanks in advance

[fastsol1]

You need to set the third parameter of the set_cookie() for the time the cookie should exist.

[TwitterRooms]

Try this i use this site for reference all the time

http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_cookies.asp

[jangkoo]

thanks for replying, I tried:

setcookie("user",$_POST['username'],time()+60*60*24*30); 

but the problem is still on
The problem is that :
When I browse to a.php or c.php in the same folder with a.php, I can prrint $_Cookie['user']
but when I navigate to b.php in other folder, I echo $_Cookie['user'] , it produce this :

Notice: Undefined index: user in D:\xampp\htdocs\gui\createGUI.php on line 290
I know that it's because the cookie['user'] is not set, but after that I go back to a.php, I can print it out, that means it's set.
So what 's wrong?
any problem may be?

[traq]

You're skipping the $path parameter in setcookie(). (read up!)

The default value is the directory where the script is located (e.g., if you set a cookie in a script in /some/dir, it will be available in /some/dir or /some/dir/example, but not in /some or /some/other).

Using / will make the cookie available to the whole domain.


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tangent (re: w3schools):

the information at w3schools is misleading, incomplete, inaccurate, and/or flat wrong in many instances.
there are other, far better, resources for web development:

• html,css,javascript from the ground up is a fantastic introductory tutorial series.
• sitepoint is a through, straightforward reference site
• the MDN is great for intermediate/advanced topics
• I find quirksmode very useful in figuring out problems (it's not always completely up-to-date, but the info it provides is solid)
• the W3C is not really aimed at beginners, but they are the standards body - w3schools is not affiliated with the w3c in any way.

learn more

[jangkoo]

Thanks traq very much, it works as your method, thanks
I thought if we don't put the 'path', it will be set to whole domain by default.

[traq]

no prob

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[jangkoo]

done editing :d