[Resolved] Cookies Not working

MickyG

Ok, i have two pages. One page pollsgirls.php which has html and one bit of php coding....

<?php 
	  if(isset($_COOKIE['thename'])) {
	  $myName = ($_COOKIE['thename']);
	  echo("Wow! Actually, Looks like you've already voted! We'll send you straight to the pollz now!");

  echo("<form name=\"form1\" method=\"post\" action=\"polls.php\">");
    echo(" <p>Your Name is = $myName ");
     echo("  <input name=\"myName\" type=\"hidden\" id=\"myName\" value=\"$myName\"><br>");
     echo("  <input name=\"myVote\" type=\"hidden\" id=\"myVote\" value=\"girls\">");
	 echo("   <input name=\"myCo\" type=\"hidden\" id=\"myCo\" value=\"yes\">");
     echo("  <input type=\"submit\" name=\"Submit\" value=\"Lets Go then... Click here! \">");
  echo("   </p>");
 echo("  </form>");

 } else { 

 echo("<form name=\"form1\" method=\"post\" action=\"polls.php\">");
    echo(" <p>Your Name =  ");
     echo("  <input name=\"myName\" type=\"text\" id=\"myName\"><br>");
     echo("  <input name=\"myVote\" type=\"hidden\" id=\"myVote\" value=\"girls\">");
	 echo("   <input name=\"myCo\" type=\"hidden\" id=\"myCo\" value=\"no\">");
     echo("  <input type=\"submit\" name=\"Submit\" value=\"Submit\">");
  echo("   </p>");
 echo("  </form>");
 }
 ?>

So if the cookie exists it hides the form feild called myName and fills the value in with the name in the cookie... This is the polls.php which deals with what is POSTED to it. Heres the code

<?php
$name = $_POST['myName'];;
$tovote = $_POST['myVote'];;
$iscookie = $_POST['myCo'];;
$ip = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR');
$today = gmdate("F j, Y, g:i:s a");
$file = file_get_contents("pollz.txt");
$pollsave = ("$file $name with $ip. Went To $tovote on $today. Had Cookie $iscookie NEXT  ");

if ($iscookie == "yes") {

if ($name == "") {
   echo("Please Go back and Fill in a Name");
} else {
  $fpkk = fopen("pollz.txt", "w");
  if(fwrite($fpkk, $pollsave)) ;
  fclose($fpkk);


  if ($tovote == "boys") {
      $url = ("http://www.mickyg.co.uk/subsite/pollboys1.htm");
	  } else {
	  $url = ("http://www.mickyg.co.uk/subsite/pollgirls1.htm");
	  }

header("Location: $url");
echo ("Redirecting... Please Wait...");
}
  } else {


  if ($name == "") {
	   echo("Please Go back and Fill in a Name");
	} else {
	   setcookie("thename", $name, time() - 3600*24*30);

  $fpkk = fopen("pollz.txt", "w");
  if(fwrite($fpkk, $pollsave)) ;
  fclose($fpkk);


  if ($tovote == "boys") {
      $url = ("http://www.mickyg.co.uk/subsite/pollboys1.htm");
	  } else {
	  $url = ("http://www.mickyg.co.uk/subsite/pollgirls1.htm");
	  }
	  header("Location: $url");
echo ("Redirecting... Please Wait...");
  }
  }
?>

I think the problem is When it tries to set the cookie.😕 But im not 100% sure. Can anyone give me some hints and tips please.

Thanks

MickyG

🙁 anyone? Kinda stuff here sorry,

thanks

bradgrafelman

I re-read your post a couple of times, and instead of having us try to LOOK for a problem, could you please TELL us the problem?

You showed us what you are using, and what you want to be done, but what is going wrong? Are you getting error messages? Is something unpexpected happening? Let us know so we can eaesily figure out where to start!

MickyG

Ok, At first i put in a user name press submit... goes to the correct page. Now i go back to the page with the first bit of PHP in. I should

echo("Wow! Actually, Looks like you've already voted! We'll send you straight to the pollz now!"); 

  echo("<form name=\"form1\" method=\"post\" action=\"polls.php\">"); 
    echo(" <p>Your Name is = $myName "); 
     echo("  <input name=\"myName\" type=\"hidden\" id=\"myName\" value=\"$myName\"><br>"); 
     echo("  <input name=\"myVote\" type=\"hidden\" id=\"myVote\" value=\"girls\">"); 
     echo("   <input name=\"myCo\" type=\"hidden\" id=\"myCo\" value=\"yes\">"); 
     echo("  <input type=\"submit\" name=\"Submit\" value=\"Lets Go then... Click here! \">"); 
  echo("   </p>"); 
 echo("  </form>");

Echo that. But it doesnt it just acts as if a cookie was not set in that last bit of code in the original post. There are no errors at all.

Sorry,

bradgrafelman

Altering a superglobal in PHP does not send anything to the browser.

Using [man]setcookie/man does.

MickyG

Originally posted by bradgrafelman
Altering a superglobal in PHP does not send anything to the browser.

Using [man]setcookie/man does.

Sorry, I don't understand this.Where am i altering a Superglobal?

Sorry!

bradgrafelman

Very sorry - I misread the code!

Now I'm a bit stuck... can't seem to find your error.

EDIT: I went to that site, and it said the polls were locked. Could you perhaps unlock them so I can see what's going on?

MickyG

Don't worry. Is their anything on the server that may prevent a cookie being saved like in the php.ini file? 🙁 I can't seem to find why it wont save.

Thanks,

bradgrafelman

Wait a second - you're expiring these cookies before they're even valid! Take a look:

setcookie("thename", $name, time() - 3600*24*30);

You're taking the current time and SUBTRACTING 30 days for the expiration date! If you're trying to make this cookie valid for 30 days, ADD 30 days instead of SUBTRACTING them for the expiration date.

MickyG

:o Ooopsie... Sorry for wasting your time. I saw it on a example somewhere. Sorry! I thought thats how it was.

Thanks for your time! :rolleyes: Thanks sooooo much! 😃