Cookies Deleting

[Anon]

Hai,

Iam setting cookie with 'setcookie' function.

ex: setcookie("cookiename","somename");

But iam unbale to delete the cookie with 'setcookie' function.
I have tried as said in manual
setcookie("cookiename","");
and even $cookiename="";

but its still showing the cookie value while i retrieve it in other pages.

Please answer with browser compatability.As iam able to work this in Internet Explorer but not in Netscape.

-Ajay

[ciberkinki]

if you check the php manual, it shows you how cookies work. Anyways, the way is

setcookie("cookiename");

your cookie will be deleted (supposing you have created it before, of course)

you should note as well:

Cookies must be deleted with the same parameters as they were set with.

It seems, though, you are not using any parameters, so you shoudln't worry. However if you are using parameters, be sure to check the manual.

[Anon]

Hai,
Thanks for your response.
Iam storing the cookie with 1 parameter.
example:
Iam setting the cookie value as the users name who have logged in.
setcookie("cookiename","name of user");

In logout that is deleting cookie after your reply i tried this:

setcookie("cookiename","new value for cookie");

But it is still retreiving the older value ie the 'name of user'.
In manaul for deleting\unsetting a cookie its been given as :
setcookie("cookiename");
setcookie("cookiename","");
setcookie("cookiename","",time()-3600);
I tried all this but in vain.
Once again thanks for your kind response.
--Aja