Simple Cookie use

[eknp]

I need some help with cookies...

Is it possible to show a user a string only once every 24 hour? I.e. If ha has seen that string, ha has to wait 24h to see it again?

Thanks...

[Smifffy]

you cold trt somthing like a cookie with a time limit of 24 hours (76800 seconds) with some code like

if ($cookiename = "visit") {
echo "you have been here";}
else {
echo "string";
}

somot like that might work

[eknp]

Ok, thank you.. I'll test it asap.. 🙂

[MarkB423]

Make sure you only set a cookie if one has not been set (or one does not exist, i.e. expired). Otherwise, every time the user visits the page, a new cookie with a 24-hour expiration is added whether he sees the message or not...

[eknp]

Originally posted by Smifffy
you cold trt somthing like a cookie with a time limit of 24 hours (76800 seconds) with some code like

if ($cookiename = "visit") {
echo "you have been here";}
else {
echo "string";
}

somot like that might work [/B]

BTW, 24 hours ain't 76800 seconds.. It's 86400 😉

60 secs 60 mins 24 hours = 86400

[eknp]

The result..

$randnum = rand (1, 5);
if ($randnum == "1") {
if (!isset($eknpp)) {
setcookie ("eknpp", "1",time()+86400);
global $showad;
$showad = "now";
}
}