PHP Cookies

Get and set cookies in vanilla PHP with ease. A Laravel implementation is included, but this has no real advantages if you only use Laravel.

CAUTION! Never store sensitive data in a cookie!

Install this package through Composer:

composer require codezero/cookie

Autoload the vendor classes:

require_once 'vendor/autoload.php'; // Path may vary

And then use the VanillaCookie implementation:

$cookie = new \CodeZero\Cookie\VanillaCookie();

If you want your cookies to be encrypted, pass an instance of codezero/encrypter to the Cookie class. You will also need to provide it with an encryption key that is needed to decrypt the cookie later on.

$key = 'my secret app key';
$encrypter = new \CodeZero\Encrypter\DefaultEncrypter($key);
$cookie = new \CodeZero\Cookie\VanillaCookie($encrypter);

TIP: Laravel automagically encrypts cookies by default!

You can "make" (or inject) a Cookie instance anywhere in your app:

$cookie = \App::make('CodeZero\Cookie\Cookie');

TIP: Laravel's IoC container will automatically provide the Laravel specific Cookie implementation. This will use Laravel's Cookie goodness behind the scenes!

This will return null if the cookie doesn't exist or is expired.

$cookieValue = $cookie->get('cookieName');

If you don't specify $minutesValid, a default of 60 minutes will be used.

$minutesValid = 120;
$cookie->store('cookieName', 'cookieValue', $minutesValid);

5 years feels like forever... ;)

$cookie->forever('cookieName', 'cookieValue');

If the cookie doesn't exist, nothing will happen...

$cookie->delete('cookieName');

You can check if a cookie exists. However, keep in mind that a cookie will not be available immediately. It will be on the next page load.

if ($cookie->exists('cookieName')) {
    // The cookie exists!
}

$ composer run test

If you discover any security related issues, please e-mail me instead of using the issue tracker.

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.