Thanks, globalising it has sortd it out. "John Holmes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message 000401c21db7$47aee4a0$b402a8c0@mango">news:000401c21db7$47aee4a0$b402a8c0@mango... > Function whatever() > { > global $testcookie; > > or > > global $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS; > > or > > upgrade your PHP and jus use $_COOKIE['testcookie'] and it's always > available, regardless of scope. > > ---John Holmes... > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Chris Morrow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 4:30 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [PHP] Accessing cookies in required files > > > > Hi, > > > > Can anyone help with this problem? > > > > I have a file called "settings.inc" which I include in all files on my > > site > > like this: > > > > require("settings.inc"); > > > > Up until now this has worked fine. But now I have a function in the > > settings.inc file that tries to read the value of a cookie called > > "testcookie". My problem is that the settings.inc file doesn't seem to > be > > able to access the cookie at all. But if I try to access it direct > from a > > page rather than the required file it works fine. > > > > Does anybody know why I can't access my cookie in my required file? > They > > are > > all on the same directory level etc. > > > > Thanks for any help. > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >
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