Dynamic cookie name

[robvilla]

I'd like to be able to assign a cookie with the value of a variable, and then be able to call that cookie with the variable.

$var = "somevariable"; // from database
setcookie($var, $value);

How would I refer to it?

[mtimdog]

setcookie($$var, $value);
to set and
$_COOKIE[$$var];
to access.....I think🙂

although, i believe the cookie won't be "available" until you load/reload/refresh the page or any other page.

[robvilla]

ok - well I guess it works:

$var = "cookiename";

if($COOKIE["$$var"]) {
echo $COOKIE["$$var"];
setcookie("$$var", "", time() - 3600);
}
else {
if(setcookie("$$var", "test") == TRUE) {
echo "cookie set";
}
}