Reading cookies in included files

[aaronhall]

Hello-

I am having a little trouble with a cookie I'm setting. I am being forced to use PHP3 and I am testing in IE 5.5.

The cookie is being set in the '/archive' folder and is being read on all the pages under the main directory (i have tested this), however they are not being read in those page's include files which is where I need the cookie to be read! I have tried require() and it does the same thing. I'm not sure if this is a IE error or not but i would greatly appreciate any help. Below is the setcookie line:

<?

setcookie('cookie_rand', $rand, 0, '/', '', 0);

?>

Thanks,
Aaron

[kparker]

Could you post a condensed-down example of the main file + the include file that demonstrates the problem?

[Anon]

I am having the exact same problem as you, and while searching for an answer to this problem I came across this forum. I'm going to post the main file that setups up the the format of the include file.

Main File:
<?php
require("../config/config.inc.php");
include("teacher3.inc.php");
include("../config/layout.inc.php");
?>
<?php page_header(); ?>
<?php teacher_front_page(); ?>
<?php page_footer(); ?>

Teacher3.inc.php File:
<?php function teacher_front_page() {
require ("../config/config.inc.php");
?>
<h3 align=center>Homework Page Generator:</h3>
<br>
<blockquote>
<font size=4 color="red">
<?
print "Welcome " . $tusername . ",";
?>

I cut off like most of the teacher3.inc.php file, but thats all you need to see from it. I still don't understand why its not reading the cookies. I thought it had to do with the FUNCTIONs, but i guess it is the INCLUDE. Hope this helps for anyone willing to solve the problem. Thanks.

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