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copied!<p>I am new to php and I am making a basic login script. All I want to do is log in and have the cookie for my user_id stored. It works on all of my other pages, except my index page which is one directory up.</p> <p>So on my index page, I have this if statement: </p> <pre><code><?php if (!isset($_COOKIE['user_id'])) { sign_in(); } else { echo "You're already logged in!"; } ?> </code></pre> <p>No matter what I do, the sign_(); function always shows. </p> <p>But here's the kicker: On my login script, the whole thing goes through as if I successfully logged in. I send it back to this page using: </p> <pre><code>header("Location: ../index.php"); </code></pre> <p>(It is up one directory) However, when I make it link to a page in the same directory, it registers the cookie and everything is alright.</p> <pre><code>header("Location: show_user.php"); </code></pre> <p>If you want a hands on view, you can go to <a href="http://patti-bee2.dcccd.edu/coleman/wonder%20penguin/php/signup.php" rel="nofollow">http://patti-bee2.dcccd.edu/coleman/wonder%20penguin/php/signup.php</a> to make your account. And <a href="http://patti-bee2.dcccd.edu/coleman/wonder%20penguin/php/show_user.php" rel="nofollow">http://patti-bee2.dcccd.edu/coleman/wonder%20penguin/php/show_user.php</a> to view it. And notice how the index page doesn't register the cookie. </p> <p>How I tried to set the cookie:</p> <pre><code>if (isset($_POST['usernamelogin'])) { $user_login = $_REQUEST['usernamelogin']; $pass_login = $_REQUEST['passwordlogin']; $pass_login = trim(crypt($pass_login, $user_login)); $login_query = sprintf("SELECT username, user_id FROM user WHERE username = '%s' and password = '%s';", mysql_real_escape_string($user_login), mysql_real_escape_string($pass_login)); $loginresult = mysql_query($login_query, $dbConn); echo $login_query; if (mysql_num_rows($loginresult) == 1) { $userinfo = mysql_fetch_array($loginresult); $username = $userinfo['username']; $userid = $userinfo['user_id']; setcookie('username', $username); setcookie('user_id', $userid); header("Location: show_user.php"); exit(); } else { echo "Couldn't find your account!"; } } </code></pre> <p>Please excuse my unrefined page and amateur mistakes. I have a lot to learn.</p> <p>Any ideas?</p> <p>Thank you for your time.</p>

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