major cookie problem

ok, hers the problem:
i have a page that allows the user to log in, and sets this cookie:

setcookie('admin',$username,$userexp)

$userexp being the users set time for the cookie to expire.

i have a small thing on the top of the page like this :
if(isset($_COOKIE['admin'])) $logged = 1;
else $logged = 0;

on the same page as where the user logged in, it is correct, and $logged is set to '1', but on a seperate page, it always sets to '0'!

how would i get the cookie to work on any page on my site, not just the one page i set the cookie on? thanks ahead of time

Hi the setcookie function has an additional parameters path and domain, which can be used to set a level on which is cookie set. I tryied to use

setcookie('admin',$username,$userexp,'/') and now is cookie visible on other pages too.

Read the manual
boolean setcookie ( string name [, string value [, int expire [, string path [, string domain [, int secure]]]]])

Zdenek

thanks, i had so much trouble with this! i read and re-read the manual, and couldnt figure out how to get it to work. ill get back to you on the progress of it.

It happens to the best of us