Ok, I am at the library and I just got done reading the third book on 'cookies'. They all tell you that you need to send cookies with the headers, right? Then how in the bloody world are you supposed to have a form ask for information THEN based on that information create cookies? None of the books even go into that topic, they just pretend the browser already has cookies and all you're trying to do is read them.

Can someone show me how to do something like: 

1) Check if cookie exists and is valid
2) If it doesn't exist or if it's incorrect, print html form
3) From HTML form set a cookie when they click submit

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If a cookie exists {
if {#check for validity  }
else { #exit}
}
else {
# since no cookie or no valid cookie was found, print HTML form asking
+ for input
#
# now that we have information, make a cookie, set it and refresh the 
+page
}

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Thanks everyone, I don't see why this topic isn't found in any of the books or docs I've read.

In reply to How do they expect cookies to work (like this)?? by Anonymous Monk

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