Cookies not deleted in browser

[vjayis]

Hi

i m using cookies to store data in an form containing textfields

and using the following codes.,

<?
$act=$_REQUEST['act'];
 
if($act==1)
{
$one=$_POST['1'];
$two=$_POST['2'];
$three=$_POST['3'];
 
setcookie ('field[1]', $one);
setcookie ('field[2]', $two);
setcookie ('field[3]', $three);
?>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url=cook.php">
<?
 
}
if($act=="del")
{
$f=$_REQUEST['f'];
 
if($f==1)
setcookie ("field[1]", FALSE);
else if($f==2)
setcookie ("field[2]", FALSE);
else if($f==3)
setcookie ("field[3]", FALSE);
 
?>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url=cook.php">
<?
 
}
$onec=$_COOKIE['field']['1'];
$twoc=$_COOKIE['field']['2'];
$threec=$_COOKIE['field']['3'];
?>
 
<form name="form1" method="post" action="cook.php?act=1">
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
  <tr>
    <td width="12%" height="22" align="center" valign="middle"><span class="style1">1</span></td>
    <td width="75%" align="center"><label>
      <input name="1" type="text" id="1" style="border:#FFFFFF; color:#CC3366;background:#FAECDF; border:none; " size="30" value="<? if($act==1) echo $one; else echo $_COOKIE['field']['1'];?>" />
    </label></td>
    <td width="13%"><a href="cook.php?act=del&amp;f=1"><img src="images/delete-btn.png" alt="exitbtn" width="15" height="15" border="0"/></a></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td height="25"align="center" valign="middle"><span class="style3">2</span></td>
    <td align="center" valign="middle"><input name="2" type="text" id="2" style="border:#FFFFFF; color:#CC3366;background:#FAECDF; border:none; " size="30" value="<? if($act==1) echo $two; else echo $_COOKIE['field']['2'];?>" /></td>
    <td><a href="cook.php?act=del&amp;f=2"><img src="images/delete-btn.png" alt="exitbtn" width="15" height="15" border="0"/></a></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td height="23" align="center" valign="middle"><span class="style1">3</span></td>
    <td align="center"><input name="3" type="text" id="3" style="border:#FFFFFF; color:#CC3366;background:#FAECDF; border:none; " size="30" value="<? if($act==1) echo $three; else echo $_COOKIE['field']['3'];?>" /></td>
    <td><a href="cook.php?act=del&amp;f=3"><img src="images/delete-btn.png" alt="exitbtn" width="15" height="15" border="0"/></a></td>
  </tr>
</table>
</form>
 
 

when i implemented the above code.,

i got all the results perfectly.,

but in IE when i clear the cookies using the browser options i didnt get the cookies cleared and values are displayed in the corresponding fields.,

How can this possible., the cookies should get cleared right?


regards
vijay

[Markus]

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[realin]

code is so messed up.. cant get it and tired to copy paste into my own editor :p

[Markus]

If this only happens in IE, it shouldn't be a php problem, but a browser one.

[pbmods]

Heya, vjayis.

Try setting an expiration date for your cookie that is in the past:

setcookie('field', false, time() - 86400);
 

[vjayis]

Hi

thts wasn't my problem.,

i m simply ssetting up cookies when the save button is clicked and the cookies is set.,

but

when i clear cookies through the browser options i didnt get the cookies cleared up only in ie.,

and this is the code i hav used to set the cookie

setcookie ('field[1]', $one);
 

thanks

[pbmods]

oic

IE might be showing a cached version of the page. If you refresh the page, do you still see the values pre-populated?

[vjayis]

Actually when i submit the form i m setting the new value to the cookie and refreshing the page using meta http.

so while refreshing i m getting the correct datas.,

but the cookies are not cleared if i m deleting it through browser options.,

and if i m doing the same by setting the cookies value to false it works fine.,

[vjayis]

Actually when i submit the form i m setting the new value to the cookie and refreshing the page using meta http.

so while refreshing i m getting the correct datas.,

but the cookies are not cleared if i m deleting it through browser options.,

and if i m doing the same by setting the cookies value to false it works fine.,

hey is there no one to answer me??

i ll explain once again

1.first page containing form.,

2.second page is called and textfield value is taken and the cookies is set using the function

$textfield1=$_POST['textfield1'];
setcookie("fieldvalue1",$textfield1,time()+(60*60*24*365),'/');
 

and i m redirecting the it to the first page.

3.displaying the cookie value.

this is wat i m doing.,

works well in firefox and the cookie gets cleared when i clear the cookies through browser options.,

but in IE if i clear the cookies through browser options i still get the cookie value displayed in the first page.,

but if i delete the cookies along with the temp.internet files the cookie value is not yet displayed in my page.,

i m posting my code here

first page

<?
//verifying the cookie results
echo $_COOKIE['fieldvalue1'];
echo $_COOKIE['fieldvalue2'];
?>
<form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="cooksave.php">
  <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
    <tr>
      <td>1. Enter first value </td>
      <td><input name="textfield1" type="text" id="textfield1"  value="<? echo $_COOKIE['fieldvalue1'];?>"/></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>2. Enter second value </td>
      <td><input type="text" name="textfield2"  value="<? echo $_COOKIE['fieldvalue2'];?>"/></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit" /></td>
    </tr>
  </table>
</form>
 

second page

<?
    $textfield1=$_POST['textfield1'];
    $textfield2=$_POST['textfield2'];
 
    setcookie("fieldvalue1",$textfield1,time()+(60*60*24*365),'/');
    setcookie("fieldvalue2",$textfield2,time()+(60*60*24*365),'/');
 
?>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url=cookie.php">
 

[Markus]

As pbmods already suggested, IE is showing you a cached version of the page. I'm going to say it again: you're not using PHP to delete the cookies, but the browser. Therefore, this isn't a PHP problem.