[PHP] Re: Serious problem with Cookies..
you must set the cookie's expiry time! of-the manual: setcookie (TestCookie, Test Value); setcookie (TestCookie, $value,time()+3600); /* expire in 1 hour */ setcookie (TestCookie, $value,time()+3600, /~rasmus/, .utoronto.ca, 1); Phpgalaxy.Com [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... I started an affiliate program to sell my scripts, and it uses cookies for tracking.. I didnt know it at the time, but as soon as the web browser's closed, the cookie info is gone. g! I need it to stay there *permanently*! =) Here's the code I have no for both setting and retrieving.. retrieving: $refid = $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[refid]; setting: setcookie (refid, $id); Am I just missing something I didnt see on php.net? =) -- From PHPGalaxy.com, earn up to $10 per order selling our PHP Scripts and Software on your Site. http://www.phpgalaxy.com/aff/ Also, get a fast free POP3 email account, you @php.la at http://www.phpgalaxy.com/search/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [PHP] Re: Serious problem with Cookies..
yeah I saw that bit on there, but I was led to believe tha by leaving it out, it would make the cookie permanent...I see thats not true =) so what would I do to make this permanent? or would I just set it for the highest time-limit possible? =) _lallous wrote: you must set the cookie's expiry time! of-the manual: setcookie (TestCookie, Test Value); setcookie (TestCookie, $value,time()+3600); /* expire in 1 hour */ setcookie (TestCookie, $value,time()+3600, /~rasmus/, .utoronto.ca, 1); Phpgalaxy.Com [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... I started an affiliate program to sell my scripts, and it uses cookies for tracking.. I didnt know it at the time, but as soon as the web browser's closed, the cookie info is gone. g! I need it to stay there *permanently*! =) Here's the code I have no for both setting and retrieving.. retrieving: $refid = $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[refid]; setting: setcookie (refid, $id); Am I just missing something I didnt see on php.net? =) -- From PHPGalaxy.com, earn up to $10 per order selling our PHP Scripts and Software on your Site. http://www.phpgalaxy.com/aff/ Also, get a fast free POP3 email account, you @php.la at http://www.phpgalaxy.com/search/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- From PHPGalaxy.com, earn up to $10 per order selling our PHP Scripts and Software on your Site. http://www.phpgalaxy.com/aff/ Also, get a fast free POP3 email account, you @php.la at http://www.phpgalaxy.com/search/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [PHP] Re: Serious problem with Cookies..
Den 01-11-15 13.20, skrev PHPGalaxy.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]: yeah I saw that bit on there, but I was led to believe tha by leaving it out, it would make the cookie permanent...I see thats not true =) so what would I do to make this permanent? or would I just set it for the highest time-limit possible? =) If you set it like this: ? $hour = 3600; // One hour $day = $hour * 24; // One day $year = $day * 365; // One year $year = $year * 2; // 2 years setcookie (TestCookie, $value,time()+$year); // Expire in 1 year ? There is not a good way to set a permanent cookie, the user can always delete them if he wants to. Thanks. /Magnus Hammar -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [PHP] Re: Serious problem with Cookies..
well yeah, thats always true..but this's at least as good as it gets =) ya suppose there's any limit on how many years I can set it for? hell, I'll just set it for 10 years and that'll be good enough =) Magnus wrote: Den 01-11-15 13.20, skrev PHPGalaxy.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]: yeah I saw that bit on there, but I was led to believe tha by leaving it out, it would make the cookie permanent...I see thats not true =) so what would I do to make this permanent? or would I just set it for the highest time-limit possible? =) If you set it like this: ? $hour = 3600; // One hour $day = $hour * 24; // One day $year = $day * 365; // One year $year = $year * 2; // 2 years setcookie (TestCookie, $value,time()+$year); // Expire in 1 year ? There is not a good way to set a permanent cookie, the user can always delete them if he wants to. Thanks. /Magnus Hammar -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- From PHPGalaxy.com, earn up to $10 per order selling our PHP Scripts and Software on your Site. http://www.phpgalaxy.com/aff/ Also, get a fast free POP3 email account, you @php.la at http://www.phpgalaxy.com/search/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [PHP] Re: Serious problem with Cookies..
Yes, I guess you can't make it foreever but you can give it a higher expiry date. Phpgalaxy.Com [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... well yeah, thats always true..but this's at least as good as it gets =) ya suppose there's any limit on how many years I can set it for? hell, I'll just set it for 10 years and that'll be good enough =) Magnus wrote: Den 01-11-15 13.20, skrev PHPGalaxy.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]: yeah I saw that bit on there, but I was led to believe tha by leaving it out, it would make the cookie permanent...I see thats not true =) so what would I do to make this permanent? or would I just set it for the highest time-limit possible? =) If you set it like this: ? $hour = 3600; // One hour $day = $hour * 24; // One day $year = $day * 365; // One year $year = $year * 2; // 2 years setcookie (TestCookie, $value,time()+$year); // Expire in 1 year ? There is not a good way to set a permanent cookie, the user can always delete them if he wants to. Thanks. /Magnus Hammar -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- From PHPGalaxy.com, earn up to $10 per order selling our PHP Scripts and Software on your Site. http://www.phpgalaxy.com/aff/ Also, get a fast free POP3 email account, you @php.la at http://www.phpgalaxy.com/search/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
