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title: Cookies summary: A set of static methods for manipulating PHP cookies.
Cookies
Cookies are a mechanism for storing data in the remote browser and thus tracking or identifying return users.
SilverStripe uses cookies for remembering users preferences. Application code can modify a users cookies through the [api:Cookie] class. This class mostly follows the PHP API.
set
Sets the value of cookie with configuration.
:::php
Cookie::set($name, $value, $expiry = 90, $path = null, $domain = null, $secure = false, $httpOnly = false);
// Cookie::set('MyApplicationPreference', 'Yes');
get
Returns the value of cookie.
:::php
Cookie::get($name);
// Cookie::get('MyApplicationPreference');
// returns 'Yes'
force_expiry
Clears a given cookie.
:::php
Cookie::force_expiry($name, $path = null, $domain = null);
// Cookie::force_expiry('MyApplicationPreference')
Cookie_Backend
The [api:Cookie] class manipulates and sets cookies using a [api:Cookie_Backend]. The backend is in charge of the logic that fetches, sets and expires cookies. By default we use a [api:CookieJar] backend which uses PHP's setcookie function.
The [api:CookieJar] keeps track of cookies that have been set by the current process as well as those that were received from the browser.
:::php
$myCookies = array(
'cookie1' => 'value1',
);
$newBackend = new CookieJar($myCookies);
Injector::inst()->registerService($newBackend, 'Cookie_Backend');
Cookie::get('cookie1');
Resetting the Cookie_Backend state
Assuming that your application hasn't messed around with the $_COOKIE
superglobal, you can reset the state of your
Cookie_Backend
by simply unregistering the CookieJar
service with Injector
. Next time you access Cookie
it'll
create a new service for you using the $_COOKIE
superglobal.
:::php
Injector::inst()->unregisterNamedObject('Cookie_Backend');
Cookie::get('cookiename'); // will return $_COOKIE['cookiename'] if set
Alternatively, if you know that the superglobal has been changed (or you aren't sure it hasn't) you can attempt to use
the current CookieJar
service to tell you what it was like when it was registered.
:::php
//store the cookies that were loaded into the `CookieJar`
$recievedCookie = Cookie::get_inst()->getAll(false);
//set a new `CookieJar`
Injector::inst()->registerService(new CookieJar($recievedCookie), 'CookieJar');
Using your own Cookie_Backend
If you need to implement your own Cookie_Backend you can use the injector system to force a different class to be used.
:::yml
---
Name: mycookie
After: '#cookie'
---
Injector:
Cookie_Backend:
class: MyCookieJar
To be a valid backend your class must implement the [api:Cookie_Backend] interface.
API Documentation
- [api:Cookie]
- [api:CookieJar]
- [api:CookieBackend]