[Resolved] setting cookie at later date

[edwardp]

How do i set cookie data?

I want to hold information that is taken from a database which i need to use at later points in my website. I understand that i have to set the cookie as the first thing that i do. How do i send it data afterwards?? ie at a later point

thanx in advance

[SD-Syndicate]

Hi EdwardP,

To set the cookie you could always use

$Data = $TheDatabaseInfo;
$cookie_life = time() + 31536000;
setcookie('Data', $Data, $cookie_life);

Then if you wanna retrieve it later on just use

$data = $_COOKIE['Data'];

Hope this helps.

[edwardp]

i have used the following to set my cookie

setcookie("customerid", $_GET['customerID'], time()+(3600*24));

(I passed the data using from the previous page)

when i usse the following, i don't get any data out, or an error

$data = $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS["customerid"]; echo $data;

Is it my computer settings? my server settings?

Does anybody have any possible ideas??

cheers

[SD-Syndicate]

Have you tried just

$data = $_COOKIE['customerid']; echo $data;

???

[edwardp]

Yes i have, but it still doesnt work,

I know my cookies are created as they are in my temp internet folder, and the required data is stored....I just dont seem to be able to retrieve it

......

[laserlight]

Remember that you can only use the cookie on the next page load.

[edwardp]

Thanx for your help, got it sorted in the end,