Cookies

[and.hunt]

I am trying to use cookies in my site:

<?phpif (isset($_COOKIE["language_english"]))echo "<?php require("./english/menu.php"); ?>"  . $_COOKIE["language_english"] . "<br />";if (isset($_COOKIE["language_german"]))echo "<?php require("./german/menu.php"); ?>";else"";?>

When I try to load the page i get an error:Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '/' in /usr/export/www/vhosts/funnetwork/hosting/andrewjrvhunt/page/index.php on line 23(page: http://andrewjrvhunt.an.funpic.de/page/index.php). When I remove the <?php require("./english/menu.php"); ?> part out the page works. How can I get this to work properly?

[Jack McKalling]

Are you sure the path is correct?[*Edit:] I oversaw the echoed php tags, that is whats wrong Skym is right

Edited June 5, 2006 by Dan The Prof

[skym]

There is a syntax error...echo "<?php require("./english/menu.php"); ?>" ?!

<?phpif (isset($_COOKIE["language_english"])) {require("./english/menu.php");echo $_COOKIE["language_english"] . "<br />";}if (isset($_COOKIE["language_german"]))require("./german/menu.php");elseecho "";?>

[and.hunt]

Thanks, it works now. Also, is there a good guide to cookies anywhere?

[aspnetguy]

try this one http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_cookies.asp

[and.hunt]

I'd like a more detailed one, that is the first one i tried. ANd i have another problem, i try to get a cookie to be made, but none is made (I use FF, whenever a cookie is to be set I get a message, but in this case i don't.):

<?php setcookie("language_english", $name, time()+36000);?>

(i have it right at the start of the document, before the opening html tag)

[aspnetguy]

I'd like a more detailed one, that is the first one i tried. ANd i have another problem, i try to get a cookie to be made, but none is made (I use FF, whenever a cookie is to be set I get a message, but in this case i don't.):

<?php setcookie("language_english", $name, time()+36000);?>

(i have it right at the start of the document, before the opening html tag)

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Can you post the full code...it will help us debug.

[and.hunt]

It's okay now, i've realised what ive been doing wrong. But is it possible to dothis:

<?phpif (isset($_COOKIE["language_english"])) {require("./english/menu.php");echo $_COOKIE["language_english"] . "<br />";}if (isset($_COOKIE["language_german"]))require("./german/menu.php");elseecho "";?>

But instead of having two cookies, have it set up that the first option displays if ther's a cookie called language, with value english, and the other one when the cookies value is german?

[skym]

Yes, and if the folders are named just like the cookie values, then you can shorten your code:

<?phpif (isset($_COOKIE["language"])) {require("./" . $_COOKIE["language"] . "/menu.php");echo $_COOKIE["language"] . "<br />";}?>

[justsomeguy]

There's a lot of good information about cookies at php.net here:http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.setcookie.phpMake sure you read the comments too.

[and.hunt]

Many thanks. Now I can continue building my page.