phpQuestioner Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 I have a script that I created that lets user set the default layout version on a website that I created. So I thought it would be cool; if when the end user choose the layout; the browser would automatically redirect them back to their preferred layout. This way they do not have select their preferred layout each time they view the website. So I accomplished this by setting a cookie for 10 years and if the cookie was set; the end user would automatically be redirected to layout v2.0 or whatever. Well then I decided to have this page check for the cookie and if it was set; the cookie was not to set again. Well this is where the problem is now occuring. Even if the cookie is set; the script has the browser to set up the same cookie again, but obviously with a different expiration time. I was wondering it someone could look at this and tell me where I am going wrong. I tried to check for this cookie with ISSET and EMPTY global constants and nether one worked by them self; the cookie was still set. So now I have tried to use them both together; but the cookie is still being set, even if it already exist. Can someone have a look see and tell me what this issue is? Here Is My Code: <?php // 10 Year Cookie Timer (Includes Leap Year Calculations) $lastuntil = 60*60*24*365.30*10; // User Designated Page Layout Cookie/Cache Will Return To Their Specifically Chosen Layout For 10 Years if ($layout == "v1") { setcookie("expanded","",time()-$lastuntil); } else if (isset($_COOKIE['expanded'])) { $layout="v2"; } ?> <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> <?php if ($layout == "v1") { setcookie("expanded","layout",time()-$lastuntil); setcookie("normal","layout",time()+$lastuntil); // display layout 1 } else if ($layout == "v2") { if ((!isset($_COOKIE['expanded'])) || (empty($_COOKIE['expanded']))) { setcookie("normal","layout",time()-$lastuntil); setcookie("expanded","layout",time()+$lastuntil); } // display layout 2 else { // display layout 1 } ?> </body> </html> Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/77795-having-trouble-validating-cookie/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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