cookie/session to change lang

[rev]

I have a cookie

 

This cookie stores a value that i use to set the language on my website (not whmcs). It can be en (english) and de (german). I want to use this cookie to set language also on whmcs. As far as i know whmcs uses session for languages. The session should be $_SESSION["Language"] and can assume English and German values.

 

How can i mix them? I tried with something like:

if ($cookie = "en") { $cookie = "English"; }
if ($cookie = "de") { $cookie = "German"; }
// now values are equal

$_SESSION["Language"] = $cookie;

But it doesn't work and i think because there's a problem with session_start() since with the above code i'm in header.tpl (included). I tried also with session_destroy() with no success.

 

Any idea?

[thehost5968]

Where are you trying to use this code as if it is within a .tpl file the code it's self will not work and if it is PHP then the this may do it:

if ($cookie == "en")

{

$cookie = "English";

}

elseif ($cookie == "de")

{

$cookie .= "German";

}

// now values are equal

 

$_SESSION["Language"] = $cookie;

 

OR

unset ($_SESSION["Language"]);

if (!isset ($_SESSION["Language"])

{

if ($cookie = "en")

{

$_SESSION["Language"] = "English";

}

elseif ($cookie = "de")

{

$_SESSION["Language"] = "German";

}

}

else

{

echo 'session is still set so this is not working! ';

}

Edited September 2, 2011 by thehost5968

[thehost5968]

actually the $cookie should be $_COOKIE["name value"] = "set variable";

 

and find this out try:

echo '<pre>'; print_r($_COOKIE); echo '</pre>';

Edited September 2, 2011 by thehost5968

[rev]

The code i posted was on the fly just for the post. I'm not using that code. Anyway back on topic now i understand why it's not working.

 

On example.com i setcookie("language","en",time()+60 * 60 * 24 * 180,".example.com"); then on whmcs.example.com (i've whmcs on subdomain) i

$cookie = $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS["language"];
echo $cookie;

And the result of the echo is empty Why can't i pass cookies to whmcs?

 

p.s. yes, of course, as i already said, i have this script included in the header

[thehost5968]

try in header:echo '<pre>'; print_r($GLOBALS); echo '</pre>'; and you will see all the setting.

[rev]

In [HTTP_COOKIE_VARS] => Array i can see many cookies (some from vBulletin and LiveHelp) but not the one i need what's wrong in my setcookie? Atm i use

setcookie ("language","en",time()+60 * 60 * 24 * 180,"/");

[thehost5968]

Hold on within WHMCS the language it held and stored within variable's and not session's or cookie's. you will find the one needed by using {debug} within any .tpl file.

[thehost5968]

got it path.

Edited September 2, 2011 by thehost5968

[rev]

Wait wait i got nothing. I know that cookie is "null" i mean there isn't my cookie but now what should i do to get it?

[rev]

Oooook i tried for a long time but there's nothing to do. I can find no way to pass the cookie to whmcs. I thing that i'll submit a ticket about it.

[thehost5968]

are you able to echo the cookie from the other site within WHMCS?

 

If so then you will just need to pass the cookie info to {$language} and if you also get a cookie on whmcs so then you will also be able to use it going back to the other site.

[rev]

No i can't echo the cookie this is the problem

[thehost5968]

how have you got the 2 sites setup are we talking out home page and clinet/ support/billing = whmcs?

and can you echo it on the main site?

[rev]

I think that i don't understand what you said.

 

Well i've example.com (main site) and whmcs.example.com (whmcs) and yes, i can echo the cookie on example.com but not on whmcs.example.com.

[thehost5968]

are they both within the same account (i.e. cPanel account)?

You have not set-up the cookie for a domain only? try taking out the 4 part the path?

 

Also could you when setting the cookie not also send a hidden post to whmcs to also store it?

[rev]

On example.com i setcookie("language","en",time()+60 * 60 * 24 * 180,".example.com");

Damn it Little oversight it's setcookie("language","en",time()+60 * 60 * 24 * 180,"/",".example.com");. That's why it wasn't working.

 

I must stop going by memory when i write php.

Edited September 3, 2011 by rev