Set PHP Cookie for setting username and one hour expiration

Last update on April 16 2025 12:53:12 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

1. Set "username" Cookie with Expiry

Write a PHP script to set a cookie named "username" with the value "Gulnara Serik" and an expiration time of one hour.

Sample Solution:

PHP Code :

<?php
$cookieName = "username";
$cookieValue = "Gulnara Serik";
$expirationTime = time() + 3600; // current time + 1 hour

setcookie($cookieName, $cookieValue, $expirationTime);

echo "Cookie named 'username' has been set with the value 'Gulnara Serik'.";
?>

Sample Output:

Cookie named 'username' has been set with the value 'Gulnara Serik'.

Explanation:

In the above exercise -

We have three variables:

$cookieName: The cookie name, set to "username".
$cookieValue: The cookie value, set to "Gulnara Serik".
$expirationTime: The cookie expiration time, calculated as the current time (time()) plus 1 hour (3600 seconds).

We then use the setcookie() function to set the cookie with the specified name, value, and expiration time.

After setting the cookie, we display a message indicating that the cookie has been set.

When a user visits this script, a cookie named "username" will be set in their browser with the value "Gulnara Serik" and an expiration time of one hour.

Flowchart:

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