Laravel set cookie name include dot (.)

Question

I'm trying to send a cookie whose name contains two dots. this is my code

$response = Http::withHeaders([
    'Cookie'    => '.cookie.withdots=test-value'
])->get('http://example.com');

now when I send this request to my system on another route and print the cookies dots(.) has transformed to underscores(_)

array:1 [
  "_cookie_withdots" => "test-value"
]

I need them to stay as dots(.) what can i do guys?

I deleted my answer, I postet some wrong information there. Check in the network tab with the browser: The dots are set in `Set-Cookie` and they are returned in `Cookie` header, but PHP replaces dots in incoming variables by `_` automatically. — Daniel W., Dec 14 '21 at 17:35
@DanielW. a cookie name is not a PHP variable though. Array indices have no problem containing a dot. — miken32, Dec 14 '21 at 20:26
You are sending this to your own system? Just get rid of the dots then. — miken32, Dec 14 '21 at 20:29
@miken32 When PHP receives a value via HTTP it automatically turns dots into underscores. Same for Cookie headers, same for GET variables. — Daniel W., Dec 15 '21 at 09:13

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 14 '21 at 18:29

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return response('Hello World')->cookie(
 '.cookie.withdots', 'test-value', 10
);

answered Dec 14 '21 at 18:29

Akbar khan

They are not sending a response, they are making an HTTP request to a remote server. – miken32 Dec 14 '21 at 20:26
how are they making an HTTP request to a remote server by using `response()` method? – Akbar khan May 17 '23 at 14:05
The only one using `response()` here is you. The question is about `Http::get()` – miken32 May 17 '23 at 15:34

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