$_COOKIE include problem

[killfall]

I'm have a problem where I have written a login form which checks to see if the login cookie is set and depending on the answer it displays a login or logout form. When the script is run on its own it work fine but when I try and include it in another page it cannot find the cookie even if it is set. The script is in a folder below the page that is including it and I'm wondering if this is why it can't access the cookie.

[wildteen88]

As long as PHP is able to find the file you are trying to include then all variables should work fine. When developing your script it is recommend to set error_reporting to E_ALL and enable display_errors, for example place these two lines at the top of your script. These lines will temporarily enable errors

ini_set('display_errors', 1);
error_reporting(E_ALL);

 

Can you post the code you have issues with.

[killfall]

The code is just

if(isset($_COOKIE['cookiename'])){
/*Check username and token stored in cookie agains mysql database(this code works so I wont repeat it)*/
echo($logoutform); 
} else {
echo($loginform);
}
/*Where $loginform and $logoutform are set as strings containing code for html forms*/

 

And this code works until it is included in another page.

 

[wildteen88]

Where are the variables $logoutform and $loginform defined?

[killfall]

In the same piece of code just above it.