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W3schools: PHP Tutorial

The document provides an overview of PHP and web development tutorials on w3schools.com including PHP tutorials on syntax, forms, databases, XML, AJAX and examples. It also includes references on PHP functions, arrays, dates and more.

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A cookie is often used to identify a user.

What is a Cookie?
A cookie is often used to identify a user. A
cookie is a small file that the server embeds
on the user's computer. Each time the same
computer requests a page with a browser, it
will send the cookie too. With PHP, you can
both create and retrieve cookie values.

Create Cookies With


PHP
A cookie is created with
the setcookie() function.

Syntax

setcookie(name, value, expire, path,


domain, secure, httponly);

Only the name parameter is required. All


other parameters are optional.
PHP Create/Retrieve a
Cookie
The following example creates a cookie
named "user" with the value "John Doe". The
cookie will expire after 30 days (86400 * 30).
The "/" means that the cookie is available in
entire website (otherwise, select the directory
you prefer).

We then retrieve the value of the cookie


"user" (using the global variable $_COOKIE).
We also use the isset()function to find out if
the cookie is set:

Example

<?php
$cookie_name = "user";
$cookie_value = "John Doe";
setcookie($cookie_name, $cookie_value,
time() + (86400 * 30), "/"); // 86400 =
1 day
?>
<html>
<body>

<?php
if(!isset($_COOKIE[$cookie_name])) {
echo "Cookie named '" .
$cookie_name . "' is not set!";
} else {
echo "Cookie '" . $cookie_name . "'
is set!<br>";
echo "Value is:
" . $_COOKIE[$cookie_name];
}
?>
</body>
</html>

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Note: The setcookie() function must


appear BEFORE the <html> tag.

Note: The value of the cookie is


automatically URLencoded when sending the
cookie, and automatically decoded when
received (to prevent URLencoding,
use setrawcookie() instead).

Modify a Cookie Value


To modify a cookie, just set (again) the cookie
using the setcookie() function:

Example

<?php
$cookie_name = "user";
$cookie_value = "Alex Porter";
setcookie($cookie_name, $cookie_value,
time() + (86400 * 30), "/");
?>
<html>
<body>

<?php
if(!isset($_COOKIE[$cookie_name])) {
echo "Cookie named '" .
$cookie_name . "' is not set!";
} else {
echo "Cookie '" . $cookie_name . "'
is set!<br>";
echo "Value is:
" . $_COOKIE[$cookie_name];
}
?>

</body>
</html>

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Delete a Cookie
To delete a cookie, use
the setcookie() function with an expiration
date in the past:

Example

<?php
// set the expiration date to one hour
ago
setcookie("user", "", time() - 3600);
?>
<html>
<body>

<?php
echo "Cookie 'user' is deleted.";
?>

</body>
</html>

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Check if Cookies are


Enabled
The following example creates a small script
that checks whether cookies are enabled.
First, try to create a test cookie with
the setcookie() function, then count the
$_COOKIE array variable:

Example

<?php
setcookie("test_cookie", "test", time()
+ 3600, '/');
?>
<html>
<body>

<?php
if(count($_COOKIE) > 0) {
echo "Cookies are enabled.";
} else {
echo "Cookies are disabled.";
}
?>

</body>
</html>

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Complete PHP HTTP


Reference
For a complete reference of HTTP functions,
go to our complete PHP HTTP Reference.

Test Yourself With


Exercises
Exercise:
Create a cookie named "username".

("username", "John", time() + (86400 * 30),


"/");

Submit Answer »

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