Array to Cookie and Back !

[Mad_T]

This is my array :

array(4) {
  [0]=>
  string(36) "8567-QVD00986524"
  [1]=>
  string(36) "8567-QVD00986524"
  [2]=>
  string(36) "86a9-APC00986524"
  [3]=>            

  string(36) "8567-APC00986524"
}

How do I turn that into a cookie ('member') and then turn the cookie back to an array later ?

I tried using json_encode / json_decode but ended up with lots of slashes being added !

[Weedpacket]

[man]serialize[/man]/[man]unserialize[/man]

[Mad_T]

I have tried using those, but never got the same results back !

Do you have an example ?

Thanks🙂

[NogDog]

<?php
$arr = array('foo', 'bar');
setcookie('test', serialize($arr));
if(!empty($_COOKIE['test'])) {
  $cookieArray = unserialize($_COOKIE['test']);
  echo "<pre>".print_r($cookieArray, 1)."</pre>";
}
else {
  echo "Please refresh the page to see the cookie";
}

[Derokorian]

Mad_T;11013567 wrote:

I tried using json_encode / json_decode but ended up with lots of slashes being added !

If slashes are being added it sounds to me like the dreaded "magic_quotes_gpc" directive is enabled (the gpc stands for Get Post Cookie). I would start be making sure this is disabled.

[bradgrafelman]

Derokorian;11013597 wrote:

I would start be making sure this is disabled.

... and also by making sure no part of your existing codebase implicitly relies on this directive for any sort of security (even though it shouldn't have in the first place). 😉