Quick Cookie question

Quigsby · Feb 15, 2005

Hey folks, having problem making a cookie recording number of visits to a website.

PHP:

   // cookies.php
   // Program to write a cookie to a client's machine

   extract( $_POST );
   // write each form fields value to a cookie and set the
   // cookies expiration date
   setcookie( "Name", $NAME, time() + 60 * 60 * 24 * 5 );
   setcookie( "Color", $COLOR, time() + 60 * 60 * 24 * 5 );

   extract( $_COOKIE );
   if($_COOKIE[Visits] > 0 ){
   //also tried if(isset($VISITS)){
      $VISITS = $VISITS + 1;
   }
   else{
      $VISITS = 1;
   }
   setcookie( "Visits", $VISITS, time() + 60 * 60 * 24 * 5 );

The $VISITS always remains 1, I can't figure it out. It should go to 1, and then update every time after.

seadave77 · Feb 15, 2005

You need to set the $VISITS variable.

Try this:

Code:

// cookies.php
   // Program to write a cookie to a client's machine

   extract( $_POST );
   // write each form fields value to a cookie and set the
   // cookies expiration date
   setcookie( "Name", $NAME, time() + 60 * 60 * 24 * 5 );
   setcookie( "Color", $COLOR, time() + 60 * 60 * 24 * 5 );

   $VISITS = $_COOKIE[Visits];  //This is the change.
   extract( $_COOKIE );
   if($_COOKIE[Visits] > 0 ){
   //also tried if(isset($VISITS)){
      $VISITS = $VISITS + 1;
   }
   else{
      $VISITS = 1;
   }
   setcookie( "Visits", $VISITS, time() + 60 * 60 * 24 * 5 );

fatguy · Feb 15, 2005

Also, put quotes around the $_COOKIE[Visits], like $_COOKIE["Visits"]

Quigsby · Feb 15, 2005

I think the thing most disturbing thing with coding is when there's something very very small and you can't think of it, and when someone points it out you feel stupid.

I can't thank you guys enough. Thanks a million.

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