Cookies *must* be sent in the header; reprinting CGI->header() with the cookie will do nothing. So you need to delay printing "cgi->header()" until you have your cookie information.

If you want to redirect, on the other hand, you do not want to print header(), but use the CGI redirect() function.

With the code you have above, you must rethink your logic on how you authenicate and send the user on. You won't easily modify this code to do that.

(I'm guessing that merlyn has a column on what you want to do... :-)

Dr. Michael K. Neylon - mneylon-pm@masemware.com || "You've left the lens cap of your mind on again, Pinky" - The Brain

In reply to Re: redirect and cookie problems by Masem
in thread redirect and cookie problems by Anonymous Monk

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