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Oct 15.2008

Hi,

I am trying to set a cooking using the PHP setcookie function’

header (“Set-Cookie: UserAuth=2; path=/”);

The way this function works is .. if the user is correctly authenticated, it sets a cookie and sends the user to the member page.

If i use
header (“Set-Cookie: UserAuth=2; path=/”);

followed by

header (“Location: abc.php”);

then the cookie is deleted. If i just leave it at the first header (for testing) then the cookie stays. Not sure what is happening here.

Any help appreciated.

Neel

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@Phill_PaffordOct 15.2008 — Well I would not use a Cookie to authenticate access, Cookies can be forged.

I would look into Sessions.

if you need some code to play around with here is a good Site with login and Admin features.

Also posting any errors you might be getting would be helpful as well.
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@swapdudeauthorOct 15.2008 — I use sessions but this is not at all secure data and ''they want to implement "Remeber Me" thing for the login ..

That is why i figured cookies is the best thing ..

Neel
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@Phill_PaffordOct 16.2008 — Look at the link I gave you in the first post, this has some great code for "Remember Me" option.
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@ariellOct 17.2008 — Phill is right, the code he mentioned is almost self-explaining.

As for your problem: In your example above mentioned, you overwrite the cookie-set in the header's command. This is why the cookie disappears.

An as for sessions, those will set a cookie anyway on the client's machine (unless you take measures to avoid this, which you obviously did not.) THIS (already initiated) cookie is a perfect base to use for individual information.

However, stick with those examples from Phil and you should be down the way.

Best from the south.
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