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Alex cueto
Alex cueto

Reputation: 172

Cookie::get() return null

I have problems getting Cookie, I define a cookie in one middleware "CheckReferral", but when I call the cookie in one Controller the cookie return null, I check the cookie in the browser, and the cookie is good in the browser, I don't know what is the problem with the cookie... I've googled too much and this is my last resource, Someone can help me?

Here is the code of the middleware:

<?php

namespace App\Http\Middleware;

use Closure;

class CheckReferral
{
    /**
     * Handle an incoming request.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @param  \Closure  $next
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function handle($request, Closure $next)
    {
        if ($request->hasCookie('referral')) {
            return $next($request);
        } else {
            if ($request->query('ref')) {
                return redirect($request->fullUrl())->withCookie(cookie()->forever('referral', $request->query('ref')));
            }
        }

        return $next($request);
    }

This is how I call the cookie in the controller:

protected function create(array $data)
{
    // $referred_by = User::where( 'affiliate_id', Cookie::get( 'referral' ) )->first();
    // $referred_user = Cookie::get( 'referral' );

    return User::create([
        'name'         => $data['name'],
        'email'        => $data['email'],
        'password'     => bcrypt($data['password']),
        'affiliate_id' => $this->uniqueRandomString(),
        'referred_by'  => Cookie::get('referral'),
    ]);
}

Here is the cookie stored in the browser:

Why I can't use this stored?

Here is the database... the field referred_by, is stored as null, but should store the Value of the cookie:

Why the cookie return null?

Thank a lot, I hope resolve the problem, and know the cause...

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2462

Answers (2)

Alex cueto
Alex cueto

Reputation: 172

I've solved it using vanilla PHP, the global variable $_COOKIE

protected function create(array $data)
{
    // $referred_by = User::where( 'affiliate_id', Cookie::get( 'referral' ) )->first();
    // $referred_user = Cookie::get( 'referral' );

    return User::create([
        'name'         => $data['name'],
        'email'        => $data['email'],
        'password'     => bcrypt($data['password']),
        'affiliate_id' => $this->uniqueRandomString(),
        'referred_by'  => $_COOKIE['referral'],
    ]);
}

Where Cookie::get('referral') is $_COOKIE['referral'] is not a Elegant solution, but work...

Upvotes: 0

Sami Samiuddin
Sami Samiuddin

Reputation: 457

Make sure you've defined that middleware in app\Http\Kernel.php. Specifically in the 'web' array there.

Imported the middleware in your web.php ( routes ) file.

..and finally added that middleware for your route like so:

Route::web('/', ['middleware' => CheckReferral']

If you've already done so then make sure you've added referred_by column to the $fillable[] array of your User model.

Edit. This will do:

\Request::cookie('referral');

Upvotes: 1

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