cookies and redirect

[ramsfield]

I have a disclaimer.php, index.php and default.shtml. I think I have coded it right, but it doesn't seem to work...any help would be appreciated.

Basically, users reach the index.php page it sees whether or not the cookie has a certain value if they do then they are directed to the default.shtml, if they don't they are send to the disclaimer.php page.

disclaimer.php page sets the cookie
<?php
setcookie("masondisclaimer", "yes", time()+86400*30);
?>
index.php checks and directs the user
<?php

if (!isset($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS['masondisclaimer'] = "yes")
header ("Location: default.shtml");
else
header ("Location: disclaimer.php");
}
?>

Thanks

[drew010]

instead of
if (!isset($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS['masondisclaimer'] = "yes")
just do
if(!isset($_SERVER['masondisclaimer'])) {
header("Location: disclaimer.php");
} else {
header("Location: default.shtml");
}

[ramsfield]

Thanks for the reply, but I'm a little confused.

How does $SERVER call the cookie. I thought $SERVER had something to do with session variables, not cookies.

If you could explain the difference I would appreciate it.

Thanks!

[laserlight]

More like:

<?php
if (isset($_COOKIE['masondisclaimer']) && $_COOKIE['masondisclaimer'] == 'yes')
	header("Location: default.shtml");
else
	header("Location: disclaimer.php");
?>