setcookie does not work (PHP)

Question

What's wrong with this code?

setcookie("password",$wachtwoord,0, "/", ".thedomainname.com");
echo $_COOKIE['password']; //shows nothing

I am attempting to set a cookie and display its value?

possible duplicate of [Accessing $_COOKIE immediately after setcookie()](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3230133/accessing-cookie-immediately-after-setcookie) — outis, Mar 25 '12 at 19:57

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 30 '11 at 10:49

3

Are you waiting for the next request before you examine $_COOKIE ?

answered Apr 30 '11 at 10:49

Lee Kowalkowski

the echo is right after I've set it, but normally the page refreshes and I'm not logged in. When I test it at localhost without the domain setting it works perfectly. So there's something wrong with that part I guess... – Jay Apr 30 '11 at 13:19

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered May 22 '11 at 10:58

3

$_COOKIE[] with that new cookie will be available only with next request

answered May 22 '11 at 10:58

Larry Foobar

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 30 '11 at 10:48

0

You can't access the cookie until after you reload the page.

answered Apr 30 '11 at 10:48

Arjan

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 30 '11 at 10:52

0

I tested this code, and worked correctly !

<?PHP
setcookie( 'Test' , 'Test' );
echo $_COOKIE['Test'];
?>

answered Apr 30 '11 at 10:52

DJafari

4 Answers4