How to set cookies via Ajax and PHP

In website development, sometimes we need to use cookies to store user login status, personalized settings and other information, and Ajax and PHP are commonly used technologies in front-end and back-end development. This article will introduce how to set up through Ajax and PHP Cookies.

1. What is Cookie

Cookie is a small text file stored on the client computer by the website server. It can store session information, personalized settings and other data on the website. When a user visits multiple pages on the same website, the website can obtain previous user operation records and personalized settings by reading cookies.

2. Setting and obtaining Cookie

To set Cookie, you can use the setcookie() function in PHP. This function needs to pass in at least three parameters: Cookie name, Cookie value and Cookie expiration time. The following is an example of setting cookies:

setcookie('username', 'abc', time()+3600);   // 设置一个名称为“username”，值为“abc”，过期时间为1小时后的Cookie

To obtain cookies, you can use the $_COOKIE global variable in PHP, which contains all cookie information carried by the current HTTP request. The following is an example of obtaining cookies:

echo $_COOKIE['username'];   // 输出Cookie“username”的值

3. Setting Cookies through Ajax

Using Ajax to set Cookies on the front-end page can save data to Cookies without refreshing the page. The following is an example of using jQuery to set Cookies on the client:

$.ajax({
    type: "POST",
    url: "set_cookie.php",    // 后台处理设置Cookie的PHP文件
    data: {username: "abc"},  // 要保存到Cookie中的数据
    success: function() {     // 成功回调函数
        alert("设置Cookie成功！");
    }
});

In the background PHP file set_cookie.php, you can obtain the data submitted by the client through Ajax through $_POST and use the setcookie() function To set Cookie:

if(isset($_POST['username'])) {
    setcookie('username', $_POST['username'], time()+3600);
}

In the above example, we passed the data "abc" to the background set_cookie.php file through Ajax, saved it to Cookie in PHP, and returned a success prompt . In this way, we can set the cookie without refreshing the page.

4. Obtaining Cookies through Ajax

We can also obtain data from Cookies on the client side through Ajax, which is more common in some pages that require users to log in and access. The following is an example of using jQuery to obtain Cookies on the client:

$.ajax({
    type: "GET",
    url: "get_cookie.php",    // 后台处理获取Cookie的PHP文件
    success: function(data) { // 成功回调函数
        alert("Cookie值为：" + data);
    }
});

In the background PHP file get_cookie.php, you can obtain the Cookie carried by the client through $_COOKIE and return it to the client:

if(isset($_COOKIE['username'])) {
    echo $_COOKIE['username'];
}

In the above example, we send a GET request to the get_cookie.php file in the background through Ajax, obtain the value of Cookie "username", and display its output in the success callback function.

5. Notes

It should be noted that when using Ajax to set or read cookies, make sure that the domain name and path of the cookie are correct, otherwise the cookie may not be read or set. In addition, carrying cookies in each request may increase the size of the response data and the burden on the server, so security and performance needs should be weighed when handling cookies.

Summary:

Through the introduction of this article, we have learned how to set and obtain cookies through Ajax and PHP. Using Ajax can set and read cookies without refreshing the page, providing users with a better experience. Hope this article is helpful to everyone!

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