cookies enabled problem

[shodan]

i've tested this code...

if(empty($enabled))
{
  $page="$PHP_SELF?enabled=yes";
  header( "Location: $page");
  setcookie("testingforcookies", "yes");
}
else
{
  if(empty($testingforcookies))
  {
    echo "Couldn't set cookie. You should prabably enable cookies...";
  }
  else
  {
    echo "Cookies are enabled!";
  }
}

...and recogniced that my browser shows "Cookies are enabled!" only the second time when I load the page.

I try to code a procedure to check for cookies enabled. I need it for a voting system, so any comments for these topics are welcome.

thanks... shodan

[DigitalExpl0it]

try commenting out the header tag line and just see if it works, for kicks

[RedDragon]

there are always problems between html output the header command and setting cookies.... you should solve it with a simple java script

try the following:

if(empty($enabled)) {
  $page="$PHP_SELF?enabled=yes";
  setcookie("testingforcookies", "yes");
print <<<EOT
<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">
function redirect() {
window.location.replace("$page");
}
setTimeout("redirect();", 1000);
</script>
EOT;
} else {
// now we are fixing another possible globals bug
$list = array('_COOKIE','HTTP_COOKIE_VARS');
foreach($list as $element) {
	if(!empty($$element) && is_array($$element) ) {
		extract($$element);
	}
}
  if(empty($testingforcookies)) {
    echo "Couldn't set cookie. You should prabably enable cookies...";
  } else {
    echo "Cookies are enabled!";
  }
}

[shodan]

thank you.

even if i think, that redirection to the file itself doesn't solve THE problem, it solves the PROBLEM (you understand?).

but whatfore are these lines?

$list = array('_COOKIE','HTTP_COOKIE_VARS');
foreach($list as $element) {
    if(!empty($$element) && is_array($$element) ) {
        extract($$element);
    }

shodan

[RedDragon]

depends if you have globals on/off in you .ini file...
it would kill a possible problem with that

you might need to use $_COOKIE['testingforcookies'], thi is fixing it so you still can use $testingforcookies