Cookie and Location Headers

[kev946]

I am trying to forward someone to a page if there is no cookie set, and then to a different page when it is set. Here is my script, and it does not seem to be working. it only forwards them to the first page even if the cookie is set when they view my page with the script on it.

<?php

setcookie ('cookie', date("F jS - g:i a"), 604800 + time()) ;

    if (isset($_COOKIE[cookie])){
	header( 'Location: http://www.location_1.com' ) ;
}
if (!isset($_COOKIE[cookie])){
	header( 'Location: http://www.location_2.com' ) ;
}

?>

#Please Help, thanks 🙂

[HalfaBee]

Your script works ok, it takes a week for the cookie to expire, so this might be your issue.

[bradgrafelman]

[man]setcookie/man doesn't modify the $COOKIE array; the $COOKIE array is only populated when the client sends a cookie (e.g. after they've received it).