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.

[vjayis]

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.

then what is the solution for this??

is there no way?

[TheServant]

then what is the solution for this??

is there no way?

So have you tried refreshing the page manually? If you can't, remove the meta refresh in your code and try again.

Have you set your cookie expiration anywhere, like your php.ini file (if that is where it is defined)? Have you tried it on a different computer/different browser?

If you have a cookie which won't allow itself to be removed then you have pretty amazing cookie. Otherwise you will need to try a browser troubleshooting page.

Are the cookies going into the usual cookie place? As in where your cookies usually go?

[vjayis]

So have you tried refreshing the page manually? If you can't, remove the meta refresh in your code and try again.

Have you set your cookie expiration anywhere, like your php.ini file (if that is where it is defined)? Have you tried it on a different computer/different browser?

If you have a cookie which won't allow itself to be removed then you have pretty amazing cookie. Otherwise you will need to try a browser troubleshooting page.

Are the cookies going into the usual cookie place? As in where your cookies usually go?

Tried refreshing the page by both ways.,

No i didnt hav set my cookie to expire anywhere.,

and already tried with different computers and browsers.

and my cookie is going to the usual cookie place only.,
i m damn sure abt this.,

[TheServant]

What is your cookie named? And just checking, the cookies from your site are the only ones not deleting? There are no other persistant cookies?

[vjayis]

hi

my cookies alone are not deleted.,
i tried by using the link

http://www.labpixies.com/campaigns/todo/todo.html

and this too shows the cached page when i tried by deleting the cookies through browser settings(IE).,

but if i press delete all instead of pressing delete cookies in browser options., i get the new page with all cookies deleted.


and one more question

is there a limit to set number of cookies??

i need to set upto 30 cookie variables.,

is it possible.,

firefox allows me to set more than 30 cookie variables.,

but IE allows only 20 cookie variables to be set., if i m setting next cookie variable then the first cookie variable i had set gets expired..,

but i'm in need to set about 20 to 30 cookie variables.,

is there any way??