Cookies disappear on redirect (PHP) - php

Question

I created a log-in page and i used cookies for the auto-login option.
For some reason, when i'm trying to test it (going to the log-in page - for testing the redirecting)
its not working.
When i'm printing the $_COOKIE i see only the 'PHPSESSID'.
This is my code:
public function index(){
if (isset($_COOKIE[$_SESSION[SESSION_KEY.'id']]) && isset($_COOKIE[$_SESSION[SESSION_KEY.'password']]))
{
$login = $_COOKIE[$_SESSION[SESSION_KEY.'id']];
$password = 1;
}
else if(isset($_POST['login']) && isset($_POST['password']))
{
$password = $_POST['password'];
$login = $_POST['login'];
}
if(isset($login) && isset($password))
{
$query = "SELECT * FROM myDB WHERE id= '{$login}' AND Password = '{$password}'";
$result = $this->db->query($query)->result();
if(count($result) == 0 || count($result) > 1){
$this->load->view('admin/login');
}elseif(count($result) == 1){
$_SESSION[SESSION_KEY.'id'] = $result[0]->id;
$_SESSION[SESSION_KEY.'password'] = 1;
if (isset($_POST['remember']) && isset($_POST['remember']) == 1)
{
setcookie($_SESSION[SESSION_KEY.'id'], $login, time()+60*60*24*10, base_url());
setcookie($_SESSION[SESSION_KEY.'password'], $password, time()+60*60*24*10, base_url());
}
redirect('customers/customers_list');
}
}
else {
$this->load->view('admin/login');
return;
}
}
What could be the problem? where are all the cookies?
And yes, i have session_start();

Answer 1

Try to use the php set_cookie() function the first time the user logs in e.g
setcookie ("username" , $_POST ['username' mktime ()+( 84600 *30 ), "/")
Then get the username cookie if it exists, so you can use the stored value anywere you want e.g
if (isset($_COOKIE ['username' ])) {
//if the cookie exist allow user login e.g
$_SESSION['login']= 'true';
}
else {
//if a cookie doesn't exist
echo "Oops you have to log in!"
//then you display login form
}
Then on the other page you have something like
session_start();
if ($_SESSION['login']='true') {
//Then you display the page
}
else {
//redirect to login page
}