Cookie Helper¶

Loading this Helper¶

This helper is loaded using the following code:

$this->load->helper('cookie');

Available Functions¶

The following functions are available:

set_cookie($name[, $value = ''[, $expire = ''[, $domain = ''[, $path = '/'[, $prefix = ''[, $secure = FALSE[, $httponly = FALSE]]]]]]]])¶

Parameters:

$name (mixed) – Cookie name or associative array of all of the parameters available to this function $value (string) – Cookie value $expire (int) – Number of seconds until expiration $domain (string) – Cookie domain (usually: .yourdomain.com) $path (string) – Cookie path $prefix (string) – Cookie name prefix $secure (bool) – Whether to only send the cookie through HTTPS $httponly (bool) – Whether to hide the cookie from JavaScript

Return type:

void

This helper function gives you view file friendly syntax to set browser cookies. Refer to the Input Library for a description of its use, as this function is an alias for CI_Input::set_cookie().

get_cookie($index[, $xss_clean = NULL]])¶

Parameters:	$index (string) – Cookie name $xss_clean (bool) – Whether to apply XSS filtering to the returned value
Returns:	The cookie value or NULL if not found
Return type:	mixed

This helper function gives you view file friendly syntax to get browser cookies. Refer to the Input Library for a description of its use, as this function is an alias for CI_Input::cookie().

delete_cookie($name[, $domain = ''[, $path = '/'[, $prefix = '']]]])¶

Parameters:	$name (string) – Cookie name $domain (string) – Cookie domain (usually: .yourdomain.com) $path (string) – Cookie path $prefix (string) – Cookie name prefix
Return type:	void

Lets you delete a cookie. Unless you’ve set a custom path or other values, only the name of the cookie is needed.

delete_cookie('name');

This function is otherwise identical to set_cookie(), except that it does not have the value and expiration parameters. You can submit an array of values in the first parameter or you can set discrete parameters.

delete_cookie($name, $domain, $path, $prefix)