Cookies can be used to store user information for future use . Cookies allow us to store data in users’ machine it self . Cookie is a small file that the server generate in user machine and using that file server can identify the user .When ever the browser send http request to the server , it send the cookies as well . Cookies can be created using PHP functions .
Cookies can be created using the function ‘ setcookie(name,Value ,exp,path,domain)’ and its arguments are given below
Name :Name of the cookie that store the value and it is using to retrieve the stored data
Value : Its the value to be stored in the cookie ()generally we store login details like username , password)
exp : This is the the time that cookie lasts . if its not set ,the cookie will get destroyed when the browser closed .
path : This is path where the cookie to be stored
Domain: Domain where the cookie to be generated
The following can be used to send a cookie from within a PHP application.
- header()
- setcookie()
- setrawcookie()
Example
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<?php setcookie(“user_name”, “phpcodez”, time()+3600); ?>
You can retrieve the cookie values as follows
<?php echo $_COOKIE["user_name"]; ?>
You can delete the cookie by setting expiration date in the past
Example:
<?php setcookie(“user”, “”, time()-3600); ?>