Cookie problems. :&lt;

Cookie problems. :<

Serpent7

$skin = $_GET['skin'];
	if ($skin != "")
	{
		setcookie('style', $skin, time() + 3600);
		echo "<p>Skin has been set to \"${skin}\"... You will see the changes when you next click on a link.</p>";
	}

I use that script just after my <head> tag. Next, I put:

<title>Title of my site here (hidden for privacy reasons)</title>
<LINK REL=StyleSheet HREF=\"";
if ($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS['style'] == "redtyu")
{
	echo "red.css";
}
elseif ($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS['style'] == "greenhjk")
{
	echo "green.css";
}
if ($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS['style'] == "yellowuio")
{
	echo "yellow.css";
}
if ($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS['style'] == "mysteryzxc")
{
	echo "mystery.css";
}
else
{
	echo "stylesheet.css";
}

Now, I know that $_GET['skin'] gets the right thing, I've echoed it out.
After typing "javascript:alert(document.cookie);" into the URL, it appears that the cookie is not being saved. I have my security settings to "Accept all cookies".

EDIT- Forgot to say that I know my host is not prohibiting cookies in any way.

I'm stuck now, please help, thankyou. 🙂

bpat1434

Try adding a domain and path to the cookie call....

PHP Manual wrote:
Note: Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 with Service Pack 1 applied does not correctly deal with cookies that have their path parameter set.
Netscape Communicator 4.05 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x appear to handle cookies incorrectly when the path and time are not set. [/quote]
[quote="PHP Manual::setcookie::User Contributed Notes]I needed to access COOKIE data before the next page load, so here's the solution:

Accessing PHP $COOKIE value before new page load or page refresh:
<?PHP
//Set the cookie and set the $_COOKIE value
//This works because $_COOKIE is a variable
setcookie('key', 'value', time()+60*60*24*30);
if (!isset($_COOKIE['key'])) {
   $_COOKIE['key'] = 'value';
}

//The $_COOKIE['key'] = 'value' will now be available on this intantiation for immediate use.
?>

TenFold

The cookies need to be set in the headers, so just put that php part at the VERY beginning before anything else, and it will be set. Or you could use sessions, go look them up, theyre just as good as cookies, and more flexible