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[dlyles]

I've searched the site and saw plenty of things on cookies, but I'm still getting something wrong.  I'm getting the following error

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /var/opt/data/rgbdata/apache/htdocs/checklogin.php on line 26

from this:
[code]
setcookie('".$_POST['myusername']."',$myusername);
[/code]

[Psycho]

Why the two sets of quotes? Just do this:

[code]setcookie($_POST['myusername'],$myusername);[/code]

[taith]

wonderful thing bout variables, once data is set, " ' are no longer necessary... you can use em... but not necessary...
[code]
$time = 60 * 60 * 24 * 60 + time(); #two months
setcookie($_POST['myusername'],$myusername,$time);
setcookie("$_POST['myusername']","$myusername","$time"); #same thing, dont use ' or it'll take the $time as a string, not a variable.
[/code]

[dlyles]

Thanks.  I used

[code]
setcookie($_POST['myusername'],$myusername,$time);
[/code]
and got the same error
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /var/opt/data/rgbdata/apache/htdocs/checklogin.php:2) in /var/opt/data/rgbdata/apache/htdocs/checklogin.php on line 27

[taith]

aah... you have to put that BEFORE anything is outputed (echo/print)...

[dlyles]

Yeah, I did, however...

[code]
$myusername=$_POST['myusername'];
$mypassword=$_POST['mypassword'];

$sql="SELECT * FROM $tbl_name WHERE username='$myusername' and password='$mypassword'";
$result=mysql_query($sql);

$count=mysql_num_rows($result);


if($count==1){
// Register $myusername, $mypassword and redirect to file "mainpage.php"
$time = 60 * 60 * 24 * 60 + time(); #two months
setcookie($_POST['myusername'],$myusername,$time);

$_Session["username"]=$_POST['myusername'];
$_Session["password"]=$_POST['mypassword'];
// session_register("myusername");
// session_register("mypassword");
//echo "<meta http-equiv='Refresh' content='0; url=mainpage.php'>";
exit;
//header("location:mainpage.php");
}
else {
echo "Wrong Username or Password";
}
?>
[/code]

[taith]

ok... and whats on line 27 of checklogin.php?

[dlyles]

I fixed it.  I had to remove whitespaces, etdc.