Setting cookies inside functions

[andnos]

This might a weird question, but I'm able to set cookies OUTSIDE of a function, but not inside of a function. maybe somebody has come across this before. I'm using PHP 5.2.1 Here's the code that I have, the utoutside coookie sets fine, the utinside cookie DOES not set, I've never seen this before, any ideas on how to remedy this?

$domainName = "example.com";
function MyCookie()
{
global $_COOKIE, $GLOBALS;
setcookie('utinside','inside',2147483647,'/','.'.$domainName.'');
return true;
}

MyCookie();
setcookie('utoutside','outside',2147483647,'/','.'.$domainName.'');

 

[andnos]

I've tried with the global variables and without, it didn't change anything.

 

[sleipnir214]

You're probably using the [tt]global[/tt] operator on the wrong variables.

DON'T use it on $_COOKIE or $GLOBALS, as they are superglobals and thus available in every variable namespace.

DO use it on $domainName, otherwise the right one won't be available in the function.



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[andnos]

Dude, you rock man!!!!!!!!!
it's stuff like this that sends me on a two hour chase.

 

[sleipnir214]

I strongly recommend that you take the time to familiarize yourself with PHP's variable scope:

http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.scope.php

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