PHP Cookies Examples

PHP cookie handling and management examples.

Create and retrieve a cookie

                
                    <?php
                    $cookie_name = "user";
                    $cookie_value = "John Doe";
                    setcookie($cookie_name, $cookie_value, time() + (86400 * 30), "/"); // 86400 = 1 day

                    if(!isset($_COOKIE[$cookie_name])) {
                        echo "Cookie named '" . $cookie_name . "' is not set!";
                   } else {
                        echo "Cookie '" . $cookie_name . "' is set!<br>";
                        echo "Value is: " . $_COOKIE[$cookie_name];
                   }
                    ?>
                
                

PHP Cookies Examples

PHP cookie handling and management examples.

Modify a cookie value

                
<?php
$cookie_name = "user";
$cookie_value = "Alex Porter";
setcookie($cookie_name, $cookie_value, time() + (86400 * 30), "/");


if(!isset($_COOKIE[$cookie_name])) {
     echo "Cookie named '" . $cookie_name . "' is not set!";
} else {
     echo "Cookie '" . $cookie_name . "' is set!<br>";
     echo "Value is: " . $_COOKIE[$cookie_name];
}
?>
                
                

Delete a cookie

                
                    <?php
                    // set the expiration date to one hour ago
                    setcookie("user", "", time() - 3600);
                    
                    
                    echo "Cookie 'user' is deleted.";
                    ?>
                    
                
                

Check if cookies are enabled

                
                    <?php
                    setcookie("test_cookie", "test", time() + 3600, '/');
                    
                    
                    if(count($_COOKIE) > 0) {
                        echo "Cookies are enabled.";
                    } else {
                        echo "Cookies are disabled.";
                    }
                    ?>