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Dec 10, 1999, 7:38 AM
fair
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hello:

how do detect if the surfer has cookies enabled? i've been to sites that redirect me to an erro page when my cookies aren't turned on. anybody know how to do that?

thanks in advance
Dec 10, 1999, 8:15 AM
Lee
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Dec 10, 1999, 8:15 AM
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Fair:

You will need to do a test to see if your visitor's browser supports cookies. Save a cookie to their computer, and then call it back.

if ($cookie) { run script; }
else { go to error page; }
Dec 10, 1999, 8:36 AM
fair
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yeah thx,

i did that right after i posted here. was way too easy, hehe.

thanks for the quick response Wink