Cookie

[fernyburn]

Help

Im having problems with this cookie script

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

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

?>

The program uses this cookie to recognise a user, when the user clicks to join, the referrers name is shown in the join box correctly, however when the browser is closed then reopened, and the user returns to the join page, the referrers name is missing.

I thought the ()+129600 set the length of time the cookie should set for, but its not working.

Please help so that the program remembers the user for that length of time.
Thanks

[onyx]

Try using this instead:

<?php
if(!isset($COOKIE['username']))
{
//get username and assign it to $username
setcookie("username",$username,time()+129600);
}
else
{
$username=$COOKIE["username"];
}
?>

Unsure if this is what you required.

[fernyburn]

Hi Sean
Thanks for replying,
unfortunatly this doesnt work either 🙁

basically the cookie is set on the index.php page, when the member joins, they go to a programming script page.

It still recognizes the referral the 1st time, but on closing the browser, and reopening, it looses the information.

Therefore if the member bookmarks the site and comes back the next day the referrer is no longer recognised, and is therefore lost

[onyx]

One thing to check would be that it is setting the cookie (and if so have a look at the cookie it has set) and that you are not calling the setcookie function twice (as it also works to delete cookies).

[fernyburn]

Ive sussed it !!!!!

found this is the main script

if (isset($_GET["referal"]) || isset($_COOKIE["user_referal"])) {
	            $user_referal = (isset($_GET["referal"]) && $_GET["referal"] != '') ? $_GET["referal"]:$_COOKIE["user_referal"];

so on the cookie that i was having problems with, by changing the variable to

user_referal

instead of username

is working.

Thanks for your help anyway 🙂