Create a cookie to store information on background

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Hi
I hope someone can help me here.

I have set my page up with a dynamic background (using PHP)
but when I change page, the background disappears.

I need to know, how to create a cookie (IN PHP) that will target the background and keep the background active as you change page.

I have 3 different options (red, green and blue.)
so I will also need to be able to make the cookie change if the person changes their mind on which colour they want.

my website URL is here : http://www.uuilliam.net/zombies

it is just a quick thrown up template just now with some filler text.

I appreciate and anticipate your replies.

Posted 19-Aug-10 14:04pm

uuilliam

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Nyarost · Answer 1 · 2010-08-19T19:49:00

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In PHP5 this can be done with the help of $_COOKIE superglobal.

Posted 19-Aug-10 19:49pm

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uuilliam · Answer 2 · 2010-08-20T01:22:00

I know about $_COOKIE but I have only been learning coding for about... 20 - 30 weeks.
(learning mostly css and html, then just used some basic php now i need to go a little more advance.)

its the fact of, I do not know how to target the background.
I know that
setcookie(name, value, expire, path, domain);

goes at the top of the document (before )
but it is I don't know where the retrieving of the cookie goes.

I am guessing for me the cookie would be

setcookie (background, zombie, +108000);
?>

<title>

$_COOKIE['background']
// Print a cookie
echo $_COOKIE["background"];

// A way to view all cookies
print_r($_COOKIE);
?>

// set the expiration date to one hour ago
setcookie("background", "zombie", time()-3600);
?>

but then... that isn't targeting my background.

the background is shown in the url as ?hexcode

i.e.

http://www.uuilliam.net./zombies?d31111 or ?ffffff or ?0c0c0c etc...

I need the cookie to remember to add the hex code to the url after the person clicks a link to go onto the next page.