cookie help plz

[Anon]

Hi wonder if anyone could help with cookies, it doesnt seem to send one
my code is..

btw this is called from a html form using username/password

<?

mysql_connect("localhost", $user, $pass)
or die ("Unable to connect to server.");
mysql_select_db($table)
or die ("Unable to select database.");

$sql = "SELECT USERID FROM users WHERE username='$username' and password='$password'";

$result = mysql_query($sql)
or die ("Unable to get results.");
$num = mysql_numrows($result)
or die ("You're not authorized to be here.");

if ($num == 1) {

setcookie("wwcookie", '$result', time()[phone], "/");

}

?>

thanks

[reagent]

why are you using a cookie to store the result pointer? This is not a good way to implement security if that is what you are attempting to do.

[Anon]

plz could you tell me the best way then, thx

[reagent]

plz could you tell me what you are trying to do? It isn't clear from your brief code sample. I only guessed about the security idea, I need details.

p.