More PHP help needed

[BiggleJones]

I am trying to implement the CCBill ID cookie code ( like http://www.spunkycash.com/ ) into my affiliate site. I have the code working on individual pages, but the variable/cookie clears everytime I switch pages. Any help on this would be awesome and thanks in advance:

<?
$ccbillid = "".$_POST['ccbillinput']."";
$cookie_life = time() + 31536000;
setcookie('ccbillid', $ccbillid, $cookie_life, '/', '.69gs.com');
$_COOKIE["ccbillid"] = $ccbillid;

if (!$_COOKIE["ccbillid"]){$ccbilloutput = "XXXXXX"; }
else {$ccbilloutput = $_COOKIE["ccbillid"]; }

if(isset($_COOKIE['ccbillinput'])) $ccbillid = $_COOKIE['ccbillinput'];
if(isset($_POST['ccbillinput'])) $ccbillid = $_POST['ccbillinput'];
?>

[Due]

Check first before your setcookie if a cookie exists.
Most likely only the FIRST page they see is through POST $_POST['ccbillinput'] so on the next page they go to the POST command will be blank and you will be setting a blank cookie.

[AcidMax]

setcookie('ccbillid', $ccbillid, $cookie_life, '/', '.69gs.com');
$_COOKIE["ccbillid"] = $ccbillid;

Without testing the problem could be the code above. Just try setting it on one page, and then just checking to see if it exists.

if(!isset($_COOKIE['ccbillid']))
{
   setcookie(...);
}

echo $_COOKIE['ccbillid'];

[MickeyG]

add session_start(); to each pg.

[AcidMax]

add session_start(); to each pg.

He is not setting a session variable.

[BiggleJones]

Thanks AcidMax for the suggestion...still cant get it working. Anyone else have any ideas?

[Alky]

maybe change:

setcookie('ccbillid', $ccbillid, $cookie_life, '/', '.69gs.com'); 

to:

setcookie('ccbillid', $ccbillid, $cookie_life, '/', '69gs.com'); 

that period in the domain might be throwing it off

just a guess i didnt test it.

[Alky]

add session_start(); to each pg.

and don't do this.

[BiggleJones]

I didnt even notice that period, but I took it out and still same problem. Ive been trying to figrue this out for over a week now, and its the only thing left to do so I can re-launch my affiliate program.

UUUUggghhhhh

[Alky]

you have that code on every page?

[Alky]

and its working fine for me i browsed from page to page, also closed my browser and came back... still good on my end

[BiggleJones]

you have that code on every page?

yea....Im just having the form post to whatever page they are on.

Should I just have the form post to one php page instead? And if so, what code should I put in the individual pages to call that variable?

[BiggleJones]

and its working fine for me i browsed from page to page, also closed my browser and came back... still good on my end

hmmm....am I calling it wrong? <? print $ccbilloutput; ?>

[Alky]

yea....Im just having the form post to whatever page they are on.

Should I just have the form post to one php page instead? And if so, what code should I put in the individual pages to call that variable?

if you do it this way, you will need to check if $_POST['ccbillinput'] is set, otherwise it is going to run your setcookie every time

[BiggleJones]

if you do it this way, you will need to check if $_POST['ccbillinput'] is set, otherwise it is going to run your setcookie every time

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