How to receive HTTP cookies from a web server in PHP?
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Well, and then send them back to the server... I want to login in this way. Thanks. – Aug 01 '09 at 20:15
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To clarify, do you want to recieve cookies from a remote webserver using PHP? Or are you simply refering to viewing cookies sent from a client browser? – Paul Dixon Aug 01 '09 at 20:24
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0 How would I go about writing a simple PHP bot that could login in and recieve all the cookies sent by the server? ... and then send them back when required? Any suggestions would be appreciated. – Aug 01 '09 at 20:37
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In that case, ignore the answers about $_COOKIE and setcookie, what you need is an HTTP client library, such as Zend_Http or HTTPRequest extension. – Paul Dixon Aug 01 '09 at 20:40
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Yep, I'm googling for those. Thanks you. – Aug 01 '09 at 20:46
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Check the HTTPRequest class and take a look at the getCookies and setCookies functions. You can also use the $_COOKIES but it's much more low level.
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I'm assuming that you want to interact with cookies from a remote webserver using PHP, rather than simply manipulating cookies from a client browser.
In that case, take a look at the Zend_Http and related classes in the Zend Framework. These let you perform HTTP requests with cookie persistence and a whole lot more besides.
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Just use the $_COOKIES superglobal
Well, and then send them back to the server... I want to login in this way
This suggests you want to know how to send them to the browser in the browser place.
See setcookie.
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Next time try to elaborate more. If he doesn't know the $_COOKIES superglobal then he's new to php. – the_drow Aug 01 '09 at 20:34
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