need help with cookies and php

I got cookies to write to the users hard drive but Im having problems bringing the values of the cookie variables into flash, I have a forum I made in flash using php and I would like to get the username and password to load automatically through cookies like normal forums (this one included), its just I cant for some reason bring them into flash without causing any errors, if any one knows how to do it or what php script i should use to get the variables and values of the cookies and how to bring that into flash Id appreciate it very much
Thanks in advance for any help
Deadsam

Hi,

replace the object / embed stuff with javascript code that extracts the cookie value

<script>
cook = document.cookie;
while(l = cook.indexOf(";")) > 0)
cook = cook.substr(0, l) + '&' + cook.substr(l+2);
document.write('<object.....>'+
'<param name=movie value="movie.swf?cook='+cook+'">'+
....
'<embed src="movie.swf?cook='+cook+'" width=.....></embed>'+
'</object>')
</script>

Musicman

Thanks I didnt know I could use javascript to read the php script to get the cookies into flash, I dont have a clue how to do this but if its the best way I'll learn how.
Isnt there a way to do it example:
heres my php script i wrote to read the cookies
//setup cookies
setcookie('username', '$username',$time,"/","www.deadsam.com",0);
setcookie('password', '$password',$time,"/","www.deadsam.com",0);

//get number of set cookies
$cookieCount = count($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS);

//if more than 1 cookie
if ($cookieCount > 0) {
//Loop through all the cookies...
foreach($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS as $cookiename => $cookieValue){
//output name and value
print "$cookiename=$cookieValue&";
}
} else {
//otherwise out no cookies
print "&userStatus=you are not logged in";
}

then in flash put
loadVariables("http://www.deadsam.com/cookies.php", this, "GET");
so it reads the variables and brings it into flash?
I tried this by the way , it does work but I get errors.
If there is now way to do it just using php I'll learn the javascript way of doing it :)
Thanks for any and all help
Deadsam

Watch your practise of counting all HTTP_COOKIE_VARS, that will count every cookie on your computer!!!
So: if you have a cookie from another site, $cookieCount would be 1, and the if/else would be useless..
Here's a quick cookie example:

Code:

---

<?php
setcookie("username", "NuCleuZ");
setcookie("password", "MacOSX");


echo "username=" . $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS['username'];
echo "&password=" . $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS['password'];
echo "&status=finished";
?>

---

thanks I'll try it out :)
Deadsam