Setting a cookie on page load

[dhimok]

Hi

 

How can I set a cookie the first time page loads?

 

thanks

[TheFilmGod]

setcookie("usr", "Ellie Quigley");

setcookie("color", "blue");

 

realize that the server has a limit of 20 cookies per user. A cookie can store only one piece of info at a time. So if you want to store multiple items use multiple cookies or use arrays. I hope that helps.

[dhimok]

I am trying to set this cookie

 

if(!isset($_COOKIE["uid"])) {
$uid =  session_id().@time(); 
$expire = 50*365*24*60*60; //  almost 50 years
setcookie("uid", $uid, time() + $expire); 

 

when I first load the page this cookie is not set. on page reload or by clicking on a link, i mean second try then it sets the cookie. Why isnt set on first try and how can I do that

[sKunKbad]

This will work:

<?php session_name("uid"); session_set_cookie_params(50*365*24*60*60); session_start(); ?>

 

Nobody will have their current computer in 50 years, so making a cookie that lasts that long is pointless.