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heebee313
heebee313

Reputation: 325

Best way to store Zip Code for user session - Ruby on Rails

I have a site that calculates shipping costs, but I need the user to input zip code. I have considered GeoKit for my RoR site, but my question is - how do I store the zip code as a session variable?

Is a cookie the best way to do this? The user does not have to be logged in to enter zip code.

Thanks in advance!

Upvotes: 2

Views: 379

Answers (1)

f1sherman
f1sherman

Reputation: 452

I would store it on the session itself, which typically is backed by a cookie. You can do it from the controller as simple as this:

session[:zip_code] = '12345'

See here for more information on the Rails session: http://rails.nuvvo.com/lesson/6372-action-controller-session

Upvotes: 2

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