How to use PHP & Cookies ($_COOKIE,$HTTP_COOKIE_VARS)

Author: admin | Posted: 21-03-2010 | Category: PHP & Predefined variable

How to use PHP & Cookies ($_COOKIE,$HTTP_COOKIE_VARS) Learn PHP how to using Cookies and read a php variable , Create Cookies , Read Cookies , Delete/Clear Cookies

ShotDev Focus:
- Create Cookies
- Read Cookies
- Delete/Clear Cookies

Example

php_cookie1.php (Create Cookies)


<?
ob_start();
$strName = "Mr.Weerachai Nukitra";
setcookie("strName",$strName,time()+3600); // Create Cookies Expire 1 Hour
$strSiteName = "ThaiCreate.Com";
setcookie("strSiteName",$strSiteName,time()+3600); // Create Cookies Expire 1 Hour
?>
<html>
<head>
<title>ShotDev.Com Tutorial</title>
</head>
<body>
Cookies Created.<br><br>
<a href="php_cookie2.php">Check Cookies</a>
</body>
</html>
<?
ob_end_flush();
?>

php_cookie2.php (Read Cookies)


<?
ob_start();
?>
<html>
<head>
<title>ShotDev.Com Tutorial</title>
</head>
<body>
Cookies Check.<br>
$strName = <?=$_COOKIE["strName"];?><br>
$strSiteName = <?=$_COOKIE["strSiteName"];?><br>
<br>
<a href="php_cookie3.php">Delete Cookies</a>
</body>
</html>
<?
ob_end_flush();
?>

php_cookie3.php (Clear Cookies)


<?
ob_start();
setcookie("strName"); // Delete Cookies
setcookie("strSiteName"); // Delete Cookies
?>
<html>
<head>
<title>ShotDev.Com Tutorial</title>
</head>
<body>
Created Check.<br>
$strName = <?=$_COOKIE["strName"];?><br>
$strSiteName = <?=$_COOKIE["strSiteName"];?><br>
<br>
<a href="php_cookie1.php">Create Cookies</a><br>
<a href="php_cookie2.php">Check Cookies</a><br>
</body>
</html>
<?
ob_end_flush();
?>

Create a php file and save to path root-path/myphp/

Run
http://localhost/myphp/php_cookie1.php

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