Cookies are data exchanged between the browser and the server, used to store user preferences, login and so on.
How to create a Cookie in PHP?
// Criando Cookies $nome = "masterdaweb"; $valor = "Cookie Criado com Sucesso"; $expira = time() + 3600; setcookie($nome, $valor, $expira);
$name – Cookie name.
$value – The value that will be stored in the Cookie.
$expires – When the cookie expires. Note that the value is given in seconds, 3600 seconds corresponds to 1 hour.
setcookie() – Function used to create the Cookie from the data obtained in the variables above.
How to read a Cookie in PHP?
// Lê o cookie "masterdaweb" $ler = $_COOKIE['masterdaweb']; echo "Valor do Cookie masterdaweb: $ler";
$_COOKIE – Superglobal variable, used to read cookies. Just use the variable with the name of the Cookie you created, as in the example above.
