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Cookies

Don’t start Cookies with jargon. Start with remember me. That is the whole point.

For Cookies, the PHP runtime is in play. Don’t blame it until you have traced remember me.

Cookies exists so Arun can keep remember me correct in the browser.

Cookies shows up in the browser. Name remember me, not “a real-world scenario”.

If remember me breaks under Cookies, check storing password in a cookie first.

Place Cookies next to nearby PHP work — setcookie with httponly is the link.

One breath for Cookies, then remember me, then storing password in a cookie. Sit down.

Exam tip

For Cookies: definition + the browser + one failure.

Example

<?php
// Cookies
$scores = [80, 90, 70];
$avg = array_sum($scores) / count($scores);
echo "avg=" . number_format($avg, 1) . "\n";
foreach ($scores as $s) {
  if ($s >= 80) echo "high: $s\n";
}

Cookies: scores array, print avg, then high marks. Say the output.

Short notes

DefCookies — Arun uses it for remember me in the browser.
RuleCookies → setcookie with httponly.
RememberCookies + the PHP runtime (the browser).
UseCookies in the browser (remember me).
TrapCookies — storing password in a cookie.
ExCookies → remember me.

PHP · Theory

Cookies

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Theory

43/352

Cookies

Don’t start Cookies with jargon. Start with remember me. That is the whole point.

For Cookies, the PHP runtime is in play. Don’t blame it until you have traced remember me.

Cookies exists so Arun can keep remember me correct in the browser.

Cookies shows up in the browser. Name remember me, not “a real-world scenario”.

If remember me breaks under Cookies, check storing password in a cookie first.

Place Cookies next to nearby PHP work — setcookie with httponly is the link.

One breath for Cookies, then remember me, then storing password in a cookie. Sit down.

Exam tip

For Cookies: definition + the browser + one failure.

Example

<?php
// Cookies
$scores = [80, 90, 70];
$avg = array_sum($scores) / count($scores);
echo "avg=" . number_format($avg, 1) . "\n";
foreach ($scores as $s) {
  if ($s >= 80) echo "high: $s\n";
}

Cookies: scores array, print avg, then high marks. Say the output.

Short notes

DefCookies — Arun uses it for remember me in the browser.
RuleCookies → setcookie with httponly.
RememberCookies + the PHP runtime (the browser).
UseCookies in the browser (remember me).
TrapCookies — storing password in a cookie.
ExCookies → remember me.

Cookies

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Cookies

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