[Solved] Which of the following is the correct way to set a cookie with secure and HttpOnly flags in PHP? — Ans: setcookie('user', 'John', time() + 3600, '/', '', true, true); | PHP

PHP - Sessions and Cookies

Which of the following is the correct way to set a cookie with secure and HttpOnly flags in PHP?

Asetcookie('user', 'John', time() + 3600, '/', '', true, false);

Bsetcookie('user', 'John', time() + 3600, '/', '', false, true);

Csetcookie('user', 'John', time() + 3600, '/', '', true, true);

Dsetcookie('user', 'John', time() + 3600, '/', true, true);

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Recall setcookie() parameters order
The parameters are: name, value, expire, path, domain, secure, httponly.
Step 2: Identify correct secure and httponly flags
Setting secure to true means cookie sent only over HTTPS, and httponly true means inaccessible to JavaScript.
Final Answer:
setcookie('user', 'John', time() + 3600, '/', '', true, true); -> Option C
Quick Check:
Secure and HttpOnly flags = true, true [OK]

Quick Trick: Secure is 6th, HttpOnly is 7th parameter in setcookie [OK]

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