[SOLVED] delete cookie

[tivrfoa]

hello!

 

if I create the cookie this way:

setcookie('cookieName','cookieValue',0);

I can delete the cookie:

setcookie('cookieName', '', mktime(12,0,0,1, 1, 1990));

but I can't delete when I specify the path:

setcookie('cookieName', 'cookieValue', 0, "/");

 

could someone help me? what am I doing wrong?

 

thanks!

[rhodesa]

when deleting the cookie, you must use the same path as when setting the cookie

[premiso]

setcookie('cookieName', '', time()-3600);

 

That would be easier than the mktime. But the reason is you did not specify the path when creating the cookie. Try specifying the path and using this:

 

setcookie('cookieName','cookieValue',time()+3600, "/"); // for one hour at path /

 

setcookie('cookieName', '', time()-3600, "/");

[tivrfoa]

thanks rhodesa and premiso!

 

That would be easier than the mktime.

It's because I read that although it works in most cases, there can be problems if a user's timezone is set wrongly.

source: http://www.freewebmasterhelp.com/tutorials/cookies/2

[premiso]

thanks rhodesa and premiso!

 

That would be easier than the mktime.

It's because I read that although it works in most cases, there can be problems if a user's timezone is set wrongly.

source: http://www.freewebmasterhelp.com/tutorials/cookies/2

 

I could see that. You could do this to thwart that issue...

 

setcookie('cookieName', '', time()-(3600*48), "/"); // set it to 2 days behind

 

=)

[rhodesa]

thanks rhodesa and premiso!

 

That would be easier than the mktime.

It's because I read that although it works in most cases, there can be problems if a user's timezone is set wrongly.

source: http://www.freewebmasterhelp.com/tutorials/cookies/2

 

I could see that. You could do this to thwart that issue...

 

setcookie('cookieName', '', time()-(3600*48), "/"); // set it to 2 days behind

 

=)

 

or just set it to 1:

setcookie('cookieName', '', 1 "/");