CODEWITHSUNDEEP
javascriptphpcookies
user26858
user26858

Reputation:

A cookie with both PHP and JavaScript

Can I edit a cookie created by JavaScript with PHP and vice versa?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 315

Answers (4)

thesmart
thesmart

Reputation: 3073

Cookies are accessible only by the same origin. Some cookies have rules set, like only accessible by https or only accessible by *.images.google.com. It doesn't matter if the cookie is set via JS or PHP so long as it is saved by the browser using the same origin parameters.

Access (read OR write) of the cookie is totally up to the browser, though the behavior is specified by RFC 2109.

Upvotes: 0

stinkypyper
stinkypyper

Reputation: 2098

Yes, you can. However, be aware that the cookie must allow for JavaScript to edit it. There is a flag HttpOnly that can be added to an HTTP cookie header which disallows editing of cookies by browser scripting languages like JavaScript in supported browsers. You can see it in the function signature:

bool setcookie ( string $name [, string $value [, int $expire = 0 [, string $path [, string $domain [, bool $secure = false [, bool $httponly = false ]]]]]] )

If it is set to true (the default is false) then the cookie cannot be edited using JavaScript.

Upvotes: 2

Vladislav Rastrusny
Vladislav Rastrusny

Reputation: 29975

Only web browser stores your cookies. It sends them to script on each request. Script sends them back with a reply.

Upvotes: -1

timdev
timdev

Reputation: 62884

Yes, a cookie is a cookie.

setcookie.html:

<script type="text/javascript">
document.cookie = 'foo=bar';
</script>
<a href="readcookie.php">Did it work?</a>

readcookie.php:

<?PHP 
echo 'This should say "bar": ' . $_COOKIE['foo'];
?>

Upvotes: 4

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