[SOLVED] Why is my cookies only setting 1 character in the data section of the cookie?

[pneudralics]

//$idf gets primary id from database
//$idsessionf gets idsession from database which is randomly generated when registration
setcookie ('id', $idf['id']);
setcookie ('idsession', $idsessionf['idsession']);
//redirects to user page

 

user page

if(!isset($_COOKIE['id']) && !isset($_COOKIE['idsession'])){
//error
}
{
//else yay!
}

 

When the broser prompts me to allow the cookie it always shows 1 character in the data section, even if 'id' as more than 1 character and 'idsession' is sha1

[jackpf]

I don't think you're giving setcookie() all the parameters it requires, such as expiry date, path and domain. Could be a reason.

[revraz]

Those are all optional and if omitted:

 

Would destroy the cookie when the browser is closed.

Only work on the current path of the page.

Only work on the current domain.

[jackpf]

Yeah, true, it doesn't require them, but...it's probably why it isn't working

[revraz]

Replace your variables with a string value and see how it works.

 

If that works, echo your variables and verify they are what you think they are.

[pneudralics]

//does not work
setcookie ('id', $idf['id']);
setcookie ('idsession', $idsessionf['idsession']);

//works...
setcookie ('id', $idf);
setcookie ('idsession', $idsessionf);

 

Now the issue is how do I check for $idf and $idsessionf?

//This doesn't work anymore
if(!isset($_COOKIE['id']) && !isset($_COOKIE['idsession'])){
//error
}
{
//else yay!
}

[jackpf]

if(!isset($_COOKIE['id']) && !isset($_COOKIE['idsession'])){
//error
}
else
{
//else yay!
}

Should work.

[pneudralics]

I got it! It did work. One of my require page was still including $_SESSION instead of $_COOKIE so it was throwing the error page.

 

Thanks for all the help.