If you want to test persistent cookies, you can copy the following PHP script, setting_persistent_cookies.php, to your Web server:<?php setcookie("LoginName","FYICenter"); setcookie("PreferredColor","Blue"); setcookie("CouponNumber","07470433",time()+60*60*24*7); setcookie("CouponValue","100.00",time()+60*60*24*7); print("<pre>\n"); print("2 temporary cookies were delivered.\n"); print("2 consistent cookies were delivered.\n"); if (isset($_COOKIE["LoginName"])) { $loginName = $_COOKIE["LoginName"]; print("Received a cookie named as LoginName: ".$loginName."\n"); } else { print("Did not received any cookie named as LoginName.\n"); } $count = count($_COOKIE); print("$count cookies received.\n"); foreach ($_COOKIE as $name => $value) { print " $name = $value\n"; } print("</pre>\n");?>Open your browser to visit this page: http://localhost/setting_persistent_cookies.php. You will see:2 temporary cookies were delivered.2 consistent cookies were delivered.Did not received any cookie named as LoginName.0 cookies received.Click the refresh button, you will see:2 temporary cookies were delivered.2 consistent cookies were delivered.Received a cookie named as LoginName: FYICenter4 cookies received. LoginName = FYICenter PreferredColor = Blue CouponNumber = 07470433 CouponValue = 100.00Close your browser and open it again to the same page. You will see:2 temporary cookies were delivered.2 consistent cookies were delivered.Did not received any cookie named as LoginName.2 cookies received. CouponNumber = 07470433 CouponValue = 100.00This proves that "CouponNumber" and CouponValue" persisted outside the browser.
