See COOKIE value once it's set

[djones]

How come this does not work on initial page load? I have to refresh the page to see the value. How do I get it to show the cookie value on the initial page load. My shopping cart is not loading the users items correctly.

 

setcookie("test", "bob", time() + 3600000, '/');
echo $_COOKIE['test'];

[PFMaBiSmAd]

Cookies are only sent from the browser to the server when a page is requested. So, like the php manual states, the $_COOKIE variable won't be set until the next page load.

 

You can "fake" this operation by directly setting the $_COOKIE variable in your code (if the browser does not accept the cookie or return it back to the server, this method will make it look like the cookie is set, when in fact it is not.)

 

setcookie("test", "bob", time() + 3600000, '/');
$_COOKIE['test'] = "bob";
echo $_COOKIE['test'];