PHP setting a cookie not 100%

Question

so i need a cookie set for 21 days on a browser when a user hits the site and everytime the user returns in that 21 day period i need to retrieve that value

if($_REQUEST['ref'] == "something"){
  setcookie('something_value', "something" ,time()+60*60*24*21,'/','mydomain.com');
}

in the view

<?php if(isset($_COOKIE['something'])) { ?>

but when i view the cookies in safari and firefox i dont see "something"

am I missing something

Answer 1

Looks like you've swapped the first two parameters of setcookie. The first parameter should be the name of the cookie.

Answer 2

// prefix the mydomain.com with a . (makes it work on more browsers)
setcookie('something_value', "something" ,time()+60*60*24*21,'/','.mydomain.com');

I've also had that problem and putting a . in front of the domain name made wonders for me.

Answer 3

1. Do not view cookies in safari and firefox. Cookie is an HTTP header and nothing else. Do not rely on inner browser's mechanism. But rely on HTTP log only. Do you see your cookie in HTTP log?
2. what is it's name? "something_value"? Don't you mess something? ;)