cookie

fernyburn

sorry, i know this is dead simple, but Im a total novice i have this code

<?
if(isset($username)){setcookie("username",$username,time()+129600);}

if(isset($_COOKIE["username"])){$username=$_COOKIE["username"];}

?>

which sets a cookie to remember the users name.
I want an addition that states, if no user, then use admin

please help 🙂

dankstick

Basically you need to add an else statement

<?
if(isset($username)){setcookie("username",$username,time()+129600);}else{
//code if var $username is not set
}

if(isset($COOKIE["username"])){$username=$COOKIE["username"];}else{
//code if no cooke[username] there
}

fernyburn

so i substitute "username"
for admin on the 2nd line 😕

 <? 
if(isset($username)){setcookie("username",$username,time()+129600);}else{ 
//code if var $username is not set 
} 

if(isset($_COOKIE["admin"])){$username=$_COOKIE["admin"];}else{ 
//code if no cooke[username] there 
} 

?>

dankstick

Let me document the code you gave:

<?
if(isset($username)){setcookie("username",$username,time()+129600);}
/
if the var $username is set, place a cookie named username
/

if(isset($COOKIE["username"])){$username=$COOKIE["username"];}
/
if a cookie var called username is set, a var username is now the value of that cookie
/

Basically the either statement mirrors the other, one sets and one gets.
Originally you said you needed "if no user, then use admin".
OK, I assume by "user" you mean either the cookie "username" or the var "username".
With your reply it looks like you want to have a cookie or variable named "admin".
Here goes another try to answer the problem by adding on to your code...

<?
if(isset($username)){
setcookie("username",$username,time()+129600);
}else if(isset($admin)){
setcookie("admin",$admin,time()+129600);
}
/
if the var $username is set, place a cookie named username, if not do the same test for var $admin
/

if(isset($COOKIE["username"])){
$username=$COOKIE["username"];
}else if(isset($COOKIE["admin"])){
$admin=$COOKIE["admin"];
}
/
if a cookie var called username is set, a var username is now the value of that cookie, if not do the same test for cookie var admin
/