Not able to set cookies from form with php

Question

I have checked the code many times, yet not able to find the error! the issetCookie returns false here.

<html>
 <body>
   <?php if(!isset($_REQUEST['sub'])) { ?>
   <form name="f1" action="1.php" method="post">
     Name : <input type="text" name="na"><br>
     Last Name : <input type="text" name="lna"><br>
     Email Id : <input type="text" name="eml"><br>
     Phone No : <input type="text" name="phn"><br>
     City : <input type="text" name="cty"><br>
     <input type="Submit" name="sub" value="ok"><input type="Reset" name="res" value="Clear">
  <?php } else {
     $name=$_REQUEST['na'];
     $lname=$_REQUEST['lna'];
     $email=$_REQUEST['eml'];
     $phone=$_REQUEST['phn'];
     $city=$_REQUEST['cty'];

     setcookie("Name", $name, time()+3600, "/","", 0);
     setcookie("LName",$lname);
     setcookie("Email",$email);
     setcookie("Phone",$phone);
     setcookie("City",$city);
  } ?>
  </form>
 </body>
</html>

Can someone help me to assign variables to cookie? If its the issue of else, please suggest alternate options of assigning cookie value using form data and retrieving on the next page defined in form action.

The cookies with no expire time are session cookies, they go away when you close the browser. — Barmar, Apr 07 '18 at 06:59
Maybe duplicate of https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6970754/why-are-my-cookies-not-setting/18936052#18936052 — Barmar, Apr 07 '18 at 07:00
You cannot output anything before setcookie(). It will cause `header already sent` error and setting cookie will fail. — Karlo Kokkak, Apr 07 '18 at 07:04
Possible duplicate of [How To Get Cookie's Name In PHP?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42620317/how-to-get-cookies-name-in-php) — R P, Apr 07 '18 at 07:12
So the isset is on the next page i.e 1.php1 ` "; else echo "Sorry"; } ?> Show details ` — Sakshi Deshpande, Apr 07 '18 at 07:15
yeah! @RahulShrivastava Still False for isset($_COOKIE) on 1.php — Sakshi Deshpande, Apr 07 '18 at 07:21
@SakshiDeshpande i updated the answer you are doing wrong try like that — Rahul, Apr 07 '18 at 07:37

Rahul · Answer 1 · 2018-04-07T07:45:40.610

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because you are trying to set cookies in else condition.so variables are not exist in else condition because form is not submitted. and you need to add expire time like this.

setcookie("Name", $name, time() + (86400 * 30), "/");// one day

and check like this

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

your code should be like this

<?php
if (isset($_POST['sub'])) {
    $name=$_POST['na'];
    $lname=$_POST['lna'];
    $email=$_POST['eml'];
    $phone=$_POST['phn'];
    $city=$_POST['cty'];
    setcookie("Name", $name, time() + (86400 * 30), "/");
}
if(!isset($_COOKIE['Name'])) {
     echo "Cookie named  is not set!";
} else {
     echo "Cookie  is set!<br>";
     echo "Value is: " . $_COOKIE['Name'];
}
?>
<html>
<body>
     <form name="f1" action="1.php" method="post">
     Name : <input type="text" name="na"><br>
     Last Name : <input type="text" name="lna"><br>
     Email Id : <input type="text" name="eml"><br>
     Phone No : <input type="text" name="phn"><br>
     City : <input type="text" name="cty"><br>
     <input type="Submit" name="sub" value="ok"><input type="Reset" 
     name="res" 
     value="Clear">
    </form>
</body>
</html>

edited Apr 07 '18 at 07:45

answered Apr 07 '18 at 07:05

Rahul

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refresh page again – Rahul Apr 07 '18 at 07:22
you are trying to set cookies in else condition which is not correct – Rahul Apr 07 '18 at 07:25
because when you submit the form values are exist but not in else condition – Rahul Apr 07 '18 at 07:26
i am trying with javascript to set cookies. so that i need not use if...else – Sakshi Deshpande Apr 07 '18 at 07:38
values are not exist in else condition – Rahul Apr 07 '18 at 07:39
when you will submit the form if (isset($_POST['sub'])) { will check form is submitted or not.if submitted values will active.otherwise values will not active.you are trying to set cookies when values is not active – Rahul Apr 07 '18 at 07:43
it still shows Cookie named not set,(tried your code) I am a beginner and still struck at a single problem. – Sakshi Deshpande Apr 07 '18 at 07:56
@sakshi i tested it – Rahul Apr 07 '18 at 07:57
Refresh the page – Rahul Apr 07 '18 at 07:58

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 07 '18 at 07:49

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use like this.

$cookie_name = "name";
$cookie_value = $_REQUEST['na'];
setcookie($cookie_name, $cookie_value, time() + (86400 * 30), "/"); // 86400 = 1 day

answered Apr 07 '18 at 07:49

Gorakh Yadav

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