want to make it last longer with cookies

[divinedesigns1]

how can i make this code work with cookie? I would like it to last longer with the cookies, the session only last for a short period of time

if (!isset($_SESSION["cart_array"]) || count($_SESSION["cart_array"]) < 1) { 
	    // RUN IF THE CART IS EMPTY OR NOT SET
		$_SESSION["cart_array"] = array(0 => array("item_id" => $pid, "quantity" => 1));
        setcookie("id", $_SESSION["cart_array"], strtotime( '+1 day' ), "/", "", "", TRUE);
        setcookie("quantity", "1", strtotime( '+1 day minute' ), "/", "", "", TRUE);
	}

any tips, hints or advice are acceptable as always. HELP PLEASE

[justsomeguy]

Check the return value of setcookie, and make sure you have all error messages enabled. Otherwise, you need to be more specific about what exactly the problem is. And what is "1 day minute"? Note also that both of the last parameters to setcookie are booleans.

[divinedesigns1]

now im having these errors where the setcookie is,

Warning
: Cookie names cannot contain any of the following '=,; \t\r\n\013\014' in
/home/content/14/8709614/html/ddsnet/functions.php
on line
222


Warning
: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/content/14/8709614/html/ddsnet/cart.php:39) in
/home/content/14/8709614/html/ddsnet/functions.php

im looking it up at the moment, but it makes no sense since thats where the setcookies are

 foreach($_SESSION['cart_array'] as $each_item){
            $item = $each_item['id'];
            @$item_price = $each_item['price'];
            // get the item information
            $st_sql = mysqli_query($con, "SELECT * FROM products WHERE id='$item' LIMIT 0, 1") or die('Error: ' . mysqli_error($con));
            while($row = mysqli_fetch_array($st_sql)){
                $pname = $row['pname'];
                $price = $row['Proprice'];
                $usedprice = $row['usedPrice'];
                $image = $row['id'] . '.' . $row['ext'];
                $detail = $row['idetail'];
				$_SESSION['item_name'] = $pname;
                $_SESSION['item_price'] = $price; 
                $_SESSION['item_usedprice'] = $usedprice; 
                $_SESSION['item_detail'] = $detail; 
                setcookie($pname, $pname, time() + (86400 * 7));
                setcookie($price, $price, time() + (86400 * 7));
                setcookie($usedprice, $usedprice, time() + (86400 * 7));
                setcookie($detail, $detail, time() + (86400 * 7));
            }

im lost on this one, hint tips advice will do

[Ingolme]

It sounds like $pname, $price, $usedprice or $details have characters that are not permitted in cookie names. Make the name of the cookie something recognizable, you probably shouldn't use dynamic values for it.

 

The "Headers already sent" error was just caused by the first error message.

[divinedesigns1]

It sounds like $pname, $price, $usedprice or $details have characters that are not permitted in cookie names. Make the name of the cookie something recognizable, you probably shouldn't use dynamic values for it.

 

The "Headers already sent" error was just caused by the first error message

then ill just leave it as a session, because thats the only issue that is stopping it from working

[Ingolme]

Why don't you give a fixed name to the cookies? What exactly is your code supposed to do?

 

A cookie is like a variable, you don't dynamically generate variables, they have specific names from the start.

 

Try this instead:

setcookie('pname', $pname, time() + (86400 * 7));

[divinedesigns1]

Why don't you give a fixed name to the cookies? What exactly is your code supposed to do?

 

A cookie is like a variable, you don't dynamically generate variables, they have specific names from the start.

 

Try this instead:

setcookie('pname', $pname, time() + (86400 * 7));

you know i did that first lol then i change it to variables, ill try that and see what happens