Secure cookies can now be made with the set_cookie() helper and Input Class method.
diff --git a/system/core/Input.php b/system/core/Input.php
index 16b2955..3957aa6 100644
--- a/system/core/Input.php
+++ b/system/core/Input.php
@@ -208,13 +208,14 @@
* @param string the cookie domain. Usually: .yourdomain.com
* @param string the cookie path
* @param string the cookie prefix
+ * @param bool true makes the cookie secure
* @return void
*/
- function set_cookie($name = '', $value = '', $expire = '', $domain = '', $path = '/', $prefix = '')
+ function set_cookie($name = '', $value = '', $expire = '', $domain = '', $path = '/', $prefix = '', $secure = FALSE)
{
if (is_array($name))
{
- foreach (array('value', 'expire', 'domain', 'path', 'prefix', 'name') as $item)
+ foreach (array('value', 'expire', 'domain', 'path', 'prefix', 'name', 'secure') as $item)
{
if (isset($name[$item]))
{
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@
$expire = ($expire > 0) ? time() + $expire : 0;
}
- setcookie($prefix.$name, $value, $expire, $path, $domain, 0);
+ setcookie($prefix.$name, $value, $expire, $path, $domain, $secure);
}
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/helpers/cookie_helper.php b/system/helpers/cookie_helper.php
index 7701d50..7cee028 100644
--- a/system/helpers/cookie_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/cookie_helper.php
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@
*/
if ( ! function_exists('set_cookie'))
{
- function set_cookie($name = '', $value = '', $expire = '', $domain = '', $path = '/', $prefix = '')
+ function set_cookie($name = '', $value = '', $expire = '', $domain = '', $path = '/', $prefix = '', $secure = FALSE)
{
// Set the config file options
$CI =& get_instance();
- $CI->input->set_cookie($name, $value, $expire, $domain, $path, $prefix);
+ $CI->input->set_cookie($name, $value, $expire, $domain, $path, $prefix, $secure);
}
}
diff --git a/user_guide/changelog.html b/user_guide/changelog.html
index 4d3b502..ab825c8 100644
--- a/user_guide/changelog.html
+++ b/user_guide/changelog.html
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
<ul>
<li class="reactor">Added <kbd>decimal</kbd>, <kbd>less_than</kbd> and <kbd>greater_than</kbd> rules to the <a href="libraries/form_validation.html">Form validation Class</a>.</li>
<li class="reactor"><a href="libraries/input.html">Input Class</a> methods <kbd>post()</kbd> and <kbd>get()</kbd> will now return a full array if the first argument is not provided.</li>
+ <li class="reactor">Secure cookies can now be made with the <kbd>set_cookie()</kbd> helper and <a href="libraries/input.html">Input Class</a> method.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
diff --git a/user_guide/libraries/input.html b/user_guide/libraries/input.html
index 4faecd7..844e99a 100644
--- a/user_guide/libraries/input.html
+++ b/user_guide/libraries/input.html
@@ -187,13 +187,14 @@
<p>Using this method, an associative array is passed to the first parameter:</p>
<code>$cookie = array(<br />
- 'name' => 'The Cookie Name',<br />
- 'value' => 'The Value',<br />
- 'expire' => '86500',<br />
- 'domain' => '.some-domain.com',<br />
- 'path' => '/',<br />
- 'prefix' => 'myprefix_',<br />
- );<br />
+ 'name' => 'The Cookie Name',<br />
+ 'value' => 'The Value',<br />
+ 'expire' => '86500',<br />
+ 'domain' => '.some-domain.com',<br />
+ 'path' => '/',<br />
+ 'prefix' => 'myprefix_',<br />
+ 'secure' => TRUE<br />
+);<br />
<br />
$this->input->set_cookie($cookie);
</code>
@@ -208,12 +209,13 @@
<p>For site-wide cookies regardless of how your site is requested, add your URL to the <strong>domain</strong> starting with a period, like this: .your-domain.com</p>
<p>The path is usually not needed since the function sets a root path.</p>
<p>The prefix is only needed if you need to avoid name collisions with other identically named cookies for your server.</p>
+<p>The secure boolean is only needed if you want to make it a secure cookie by setting it to TRUE.</p>
<h4>Discrete Parameters</h4>
<p>If you prefer, you can set the cookie by passing data using individual parameters:</p>
-<code>$this->input->set_cookie($name, $value, $expire, $domain, $path, $prefix);</code>
+<code>$this->input->set_cookie($name, $value, $expire, $domain, $path, $prefix, $secure);</code>
<h2>$this->input->get_cookie()</h2>