Problem with coookies plz help

Sir im using the following code to store cookies into the client computer but it works on some machine . i don;t know why it;s not working on the same machin which is accepting java cookeis but not accepting php cookeis

here is the code

setcookie("computerid",$computerid,time()+94608000,"/","www.mycompany.com","");


Plzx help me

I had the same problem recently. Lynx recognized my cookies but netscape or exploder not.
There is something special with cookies format?


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Belu Bogdan - cobra@ines.ro
webmaster
INES Internet

jdma79,

see,first whether your cookie is set or not.
Another reason,
Probably your clients computer must have switched off the cookie option.

for checking whether cookie is successfully you can use:
if(isset($computerid)){
print "Cookie is setn";
}


Visit the following link for solving your problem...
http://www.phpbuilder.com/manual/fu....setcookie.php3


GOOD LUCK!!!

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SR -
shiju.dreamcenter.net

Here is code to test the ability to save a cookie on a browser. Also note some useful methods of storing cookies. This is a compilation of tips and tricks found on php.net. Works on Linux, 95, 98 ,NT IE 4 and Netscape 4.5-

<?
function store_array_in_cookie($cookiename, $array2store) {
$tmpstring = serialize($array2store);
setcookie($cookiename, $tmpstring, time()+3600*5, "/");
unset($tmpstring);
}

function erase_array_in_cookie($cookiename, $array2store) {
$tmpstring = serialize($array2store);
setcookie($cookiename, $tmpstring, time()-3600*5, "/");
unset($tmpstring);
}
function erase_set_array_cookie($cookiename, $array2store) {
$tmpstring = serialize($array2store);
setcookie($cookiename, $tmpstring, time()-604800, "/");
setcookie($cookiename, $tmpstring, time()+604800, "/");

unset($tmpstring);
}
function erase_set_array_cookie_header($cookiename, $array2store) {
$time = mktime()+36000;
$backtime = mktime()-36000;
$date = date("l, d-M-y H:i:s", ($time));
$backdate = date("l, d-M-y H:i:s", ($backtime));
$tmpstring = serialize($array2store);
$tmpstring = urlencode($tmpstring);
// header("Set-Cookie: $cookiename=$tmpstring; expires=$backdate GMT; path=/; domain=.biospectra.netn");
// header("Set-Cookie: $cookiename=$tmpstring; expires=$date GMT; path=/; domain=.biospectra.netn");
// header("Location: <A HREF="http://www.biospectra.net/index.php3n");" TARGET=_blank>http://www.biospectra.net/index.php3n");</A>
// exit;

header("Set-Cookie:$cookiename=$tmpstring;expires=$backdate GMT;path=/nSet-Cookie:$cookiename=$tmpstring;expires=$date GMT;path=/");
unset($tmpstring);
}
function erase_cookie_header($cookiename, $array2store) {
$backtime = mktime()-36000;
$backdate = date("l, d-M-y H:i:s", ($backtime));
$tmpstring = serialize($array2store);
$tmpstring = urlencode($tmpstring);
header("Set-Cookie: $cookiename=$tmpstring; expires=$backdate GMT; path=/");
unset($tmpstring);
}
function store_cookie_header($cookiename, $array2store) {
$time = mktime()+36000;
$date = date("l, d-M-y H:i:s", ($time));
$tmpstring = serialize($array2store);
$tmpstring = urlencode($tmpstring);
header("Set-Cookie: $cookiename=$tmpstring; expires=$date GMT; path=/");
unset($tmpstring);
}
function get_array_from_cookie($cookiename) {
$tmpstring = "global $$cookiename";
eval($tmpstring);
unset($tmpstring);

if (isset(${$cookiename})) {
$tmparray=unserialize(stripslashes(${$cookiename}));
} else {
$tmparray = array();
}
while (list($name, $value) = each($tmparray))
printf("type="hidden" name="%s" value="%s"<BR>n", $name, $value);
return $tmparray;
}
$cookiename="cookiearray";
if (!($submit_store == "")) {
$array2store=array(bbaez,nim101,15,0,0);
store_array_in_cookie($cookiename, $array2store);
};
if (!($submit_erase == "")) {
$array2store=array(bbaez,nim101,15,1,1);
erase_array_in_cookie($cookiename, $array2store);
};
if (!($submit_erase_store_set == "")) {
$array2store=array(bbaez,nim101,15,1,1);
erase_set_array_cookie($cookiename, $array2store);
};
/**********************************************************************************/
if (!($submit_store_header == "")) {
$array2store=array(bbaez,nim101,15,0,0);
store_cookie_header($cookiename, $array2store);
};
if (!($submit_erase_store_header == "")) {
$array2store=array(bbaez,nim101,15,1,1);
erase_set_array_cookie_header($cookiename, $array2store);
};
if (!($submit_erase_header == "")) {
$array2store=array(bbaez,nim101,15,1,1);
erase_cookie_header($cookiename, $array2store);
};
/**********************************************************************************/
if (!($submit_retrieve == "")) {
get_array_from_cookie($cookiename);
};
?>

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE> New Document </TITLE>
<META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="EditPlus">
<META NAME="Author" CONTENT="">
<META NAME="Keywords" CONTENT="">
<META NAME="Description" CONTENT="">
</HEAD>

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF">
<form action="<? echo $PHP_SELF ?>" method="POST">

<input type="submit" name="submit_store" value="Click To Store">
<input type="submit" name="submit_erase_store_set" value="Click To Erase and Store Using setcookie()">
<input type="submit" name="submit_erase" value="Click To Erase">
<P>
<P>
<input type="submit" name="submit_store_header" value="Click To Store Using the Header">
<input type="submit" name="submit_erase_store_header" value="Click To Erase and Store Using Header">
<input type="submit" name="submit_erase_header" value="Click To Erase Using the Header">
<P>
<P>
<input type="submit" name="submit_retrieve" value="Click To Retrieve">
</form>
</BODY>
</HTML>