cookie

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);
 ?>