HTTP_COOKIE (IE -vs- Netscape)

Anon

I have a script that writes a cookie and it also lists the info about the visitor. I have a simple script that also writes whether or not cookies are enabled.

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if ($HTTP_COOKIE != "") {
$CookieOn = "Yes";
}
if ($HTTP_COOKIE=="") {
$CookieOn = "No";

}

However, the above script functions differently in IE and Netscape.

In IE 6.0, it works correctly, reporting properly and writing properly.

In NS 4.7, it always reports that cookies are off, even when cookies are on. When cookies are disabled, it also reports that cookies are off.

Can someone explain what is happening? Do I need to use a differnt "if" statment variable for NS instead of $HTTP_COOKIE ? If so, which one?

Thanks.

majik-sheff

PHP gets the $HTTP_COOKIE variable from apache, who in turn gets it from the client as part of the HTTP transaction. If NS 4.7 is not reporting cookies being enabled (or is reporting them in a strange way) then Apache and PHP will have no way of knowing...

Do older versions of netscape work? How about newer versions? If older ones work then you've probably found a bug in NS 4.7 that you'll need to make a special case for.

Otherwise your best bet is probably to make two separate scripts, one that sets a test cookie and another that checks for it.

Anon

Thanks. I only have NS 4.7 on my PC. I have a lap top with NS 3 and another PC with NS 6. I will investigate further with them.

Anon

Yep, it seems to be a bug in NS 4.72. I tested this with NS 6.01 and it reports the status of cookies properly. Boy, that NS 4.72. I have noticed a lot of bugs with that browser. I hope people keep upgrading so it becomes less of an issue.

Anon

i suggest that you route all users with netscape 4.x or older to http://webstandards.org/upgrade/

it's the year 2002 and if you want to write clean and strict html code, you can't take care about that shitty, non-standards-compliant browser.