set_cookie urlencodes(?) value

[doseyg]

How can I avoid set_cookie urlencoding (I believe it is urlencoding) the value when setting a cookie.

For example:
setcookie ("domain","myusername:mypassword",time()+3600,"/","domain",0);

will return the value as :
myusername%3Amypassword

rather than myusername:mypassword, which is what I want.

I am reading the cookie back from a C program, but it is set in the cookie that way also.

Please avoid any discussion about the insecurities of usernames and passwords in cookies, it's irrelavant.

Thanks,

[laserlight]

Well, if you really need to, you can always use urldecode() or rawurldecode() on the cookie's value before actually using it.

[doseyg]

I am setting the cookie in PHP with the set_cookie function. I need to set the cookie without any url encoded values in it.

How can I set a cookie without any urlencoded values in it?

I do not have the option of using urldecode because I am retrieving the value with a C program.

Thanks,

[laserlight]

I believe that setcookie() automatically urlencode()s the value.

Anyway, it should be a simple matter of using a C module to urldecode it for you, or to write a C program that does that and integrate it into your program.