Cookie not being read!

ywickham

The code below is a test page I have setup on a server that runs PHP-Nuke. It should check for a cookie. If I visit the page before I log in, it should return "Cookie is empty". If I visit the page after I log in, it should return "Cookie is not empty". I have turned down the cache setting on IE 6 (on XP or 2000) as low as it will go and I've also refreshed the page and deleted the existing cookie...again and again and again...

Am I doing something wrong? Or does anyone happen to know of any issues with cookies and XP? Or is there a workaround for this?

Thanks!

<?
//Pull user id from cookie
$xnum = $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS['bbuserid'];

//Check user id cookie value
If (!empty($xnum)) {

print ("Cookie is not empty.");
} else {

print ("Cookie is empty.");
}//end of 'if cookie' check
?>

laserlight

nowadays folks usually use the $_COOKIE array

anyway, what exactly is the problem?
is the cookie set, or is it not set, or is it just not able to be deleted?

if there's a problem in setting it, then we need to take a look at the code where it i set
if there's a problem in deleting it, then we need to take a look at the code where it is deleted

provide both, if possible

kevinsequeira

use this to debug

print_r($_COOKIE);

ALSO try this

//Check user id cookie value

if (isset($_COOKIE['bbuserid'])) {
.
.
.

reg
kevin

laserlight

isset() probably wont make a difference, but it doesnt hurt to use print_r() to check.

ywickham

Thanks, I wasn't familiar with $_COOKIE.

We actually figured out the problem. It had to do with a setting within PHP-Nuke that we thought was automatically set for everyone, but now know it isn't.

Thank you for your replies! I appreciate it.