Cookie acting funny

[james_cwy]

The page to set the cookie (cookies.php):
<?php
//from the login.html page
$user=$POST['username'];
$pass=$POST['password'];

if ($user == "xxx" && $pass == "xxx")
{
setcookie("pass",$user,time()+3600,"/main/c2/");
}

if(isset($_COOKIE["pass"])) {
header("Location: main.php");
}
else {
header("Location: login.html");
}
?>

On login, it displays a blank page and not main.php and at the url it says../..../cookies.php.

If I press reload, then it will display main.php

Any one know what is wrong with my code?
Please advice
THanks
James

[Pig]

Once you set the cookie, it doesn't take effect until you go to the next page. Throw a header to $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] once you set the cookie (assuming you haven't sent anything to the browser yet).

[james_cwy]

Where do I add it and how?

THanks

[james_cwy]

How can I make it work then?

PLease advise

Thanks
James

[Pig]

if ($user == "xxx" && $pass == "xxx")
{
setcookie("pass",$user,time()+3600,"/main/c2/");
header("Location:" . $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']);
}

[james_cwy]

I tried adding the code. But the funny thing is that it only displays main.php after I click the login button twice.

Is there a way to fix all this?

THanks
James

[Pig]

Assuming you got that header in there, you should be fine. It could be something else is messing it up.