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May 10.2014

Hello

I want to set cookies.
But I’ve got a problem.

This code doesn’t work:

[code=php]
<?php
if (isset($_COOKIE[“myCookie”, true])) {
echo ‘
<script>alert(“You already have a cookie”);</script>
‘;
} else {
setcookie(“myCookie” , true);
echo ‘
<script>alert(“New cookie is set”);</script>
‘;
}
?>
[/code]

It always alert “New cookie is set”.
I think I’ve got a problem with checking/setting the cookie.
And I really can’t find the problem.

Can someone help me?

Thanks for reading,
Niely

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@dclampMay 10.2014 — Why do you have ", true" in your cookie $_COOKIE[] array? Are you trying to check to see if $_COOKIE['myCookie'] == true? You need to use two different statements to check if it true and if its set. you cant do it in one go.

[code=php]
if ($_COOKIE['myCookie'] == true) {
//your statements
}

// OR

if (isset($_COOKIE['myCookie']) {
//your statements
}
[/code]
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@ginerjmMay 10.2014 — Why are you using JS to display a message that you can easily do with php?

And yes - your use of cookie is wrong. Read up in the php manual how to check for a cookie and especially how to set a cookie - since your attempt at setting one is pretty lame.

Here's a link to what's in the manual - a handy place to look for anything about php

http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.setcookie.php
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