New cookie problem with IE6

Phpdiot

I wanted to create a session cookie. I do this:


setcookie("name", "$value"); /* do not work */

setcookie("name", "$value", ""); /* do not work */

setcookie("name", "$value", "0"); /* Report error. Explorer demands 3rd parameter to be long. */

So how do we actually set a session cookie?

MrAlaska

The first method looks right to me for setting a session cookie, the third parameter is for setting the expiration time which makes it a persistent cookie.

What do you mean 'does not work'?

There is a variety of reasons you might be failing to retrieve it. Maybe if you post the code you are using to collect the value out of it.

Phpdiot

Hi Mr, no i haven implement my whole code as I've this issue in problem. Basically I just use the above code to do a test first. Ok, you're right and I thought I was too with the first code, but when I do a test ride, no cookie was set on my windows/cookie folder. Did you try yours?

MrAlaska

Session cookies do not get stored on your hard drive, they are kept in memory until the browser is closed at which point they are gone. By putting an (future) expiration date on the cookie it then shows up in your cookie folder.

They give examples of each at the PHP site:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.setcookie.php