Cookies not working in Netscape

[lynlimz]

Hi,

My current code:

if ($ratings) { if (isset($rate_id)) { $cookie = 1; } else { setcookie ("rate_id", $id, time()+(3600*24), "", "nortiq.com", 0); /* Expires in a day */ } }


Isn't working for netscpa.e
Howveer, its perfectly fine with Internet Explorer.

Any errors?

Thanks Guys

[Vinay]

setcookie ("rate_id", $id, time()+(3600*24), "/", "nortiq.com", 0);

that should work... netscape is more touchy about things are

[lynlimz]

Oh...cool
Thanks for your help.

So you cna't use empty quotes eh?

[lynlimz]

Hmm..I tested it again
It still doens't work
netscpae 4 and netscaape 6/mozilla builds
all don't work

any solutions?
thanks

[exbabylon]

I also am having the same problem... works great in IE but not in NS 4.7+

Any Ideas? I'm using this code....

setcookie ("my_username", $username, time()+(3600*3), "/", "beartoothbullets.com", 0);

It's just not setting the cookie...

[lynlimz]

Sigh..
This really sucks eh..
I thought this was a server side code which would be understood by all the browsers..

guess the setcookie isn't.

BTW..how do you check whether a cookie is set in netscpae 4 and mozilla builds?

i just test out my script..if it reocrds the vote more thna once, then a cookie isn't set...hmm..

[exbabylon]

I've been playing with it all evening... and yes it does suck

I have to use them for a database of loading data... the user excepts the agreement, then he can view the stuff... or if he is registered, he can enter his username/password to keep from having to enter them all throughout the site... I have been using cookies... planning this huge site to use cookies... and now it goofs up on me...

I'll keep playing with it.. see if I can get NS to take it... if I do I'll let you know..

God Bless

[exbabylon]

I got it!

here is the correct code for you..

setcookie ("rate_id", $id, time()+(3600*24), "/", ".nortiq.com", 0);

this will work in NS if you notice all I added was the "." in front of the domain...

please note, this only works if the url has the www in front of it in NS so..

if user goes to http://nortiq.com, the cookie will not work... however,

http://www.nortiq.com will.

So, you may be able to use a header(location: ) to redirect them to www.nortiq.com

note... IE will work with this code with or without the www... so IE is not affected I don't think

hope this helps!

[lynlimz]

hi,

can i set multiple rate_id with different values?

like 1 rate_id for every article?

thanks

hmm..okie..i'll give it a try..thanks exbablylon

[exbabylon]

I think that you will have to do something like this:

Article one

setcookie ("rate_one", $id, time()+ 3600*24), "/", ".nortiq.com", 0);

Article two

setcookie ("rate_two", $id, time()+ 3600*24), "/", ".nortiq.com", 0);

etc.

Otherwise you will overwrite the cookie rate_id each time you set it...

God Bless, hope that the cookie thing works out.

[lynlimz]

oh..cici..okie
thanks for your help!

[Vinay]

i was just going to say the "." thing, but i guess i was a little late in checking this post

but nice to see that you have got it working

[lynlimz]

Yep
Thnaks Vinay

I managed to get the cookie to work. =)