WEBDEV Concepts

152 Part 4: Advanced concepts Cookies: information stored on the end user’s computer A cookie is a file stored on the user’s computer by the WEBDEV site. This file can be read at any time from the server or by the browser. Cookies are used to store persistent information on the user’s computer. For example, users must provide their login credentials when logging in to the site for the first time: username, password, etc. This information is stored on the end user’s computer. Next time the user logs in, the WEBDEV site will read this information in the cookie created during the first visit and will be able to greet the user personally on the first page. The WEBDEV site saves the information given by the Web user on their computer. 1st connection The WEBDEV site reads the data previously saved on the Web user computer. Next connections The new Web user must enter his name and password here The WEBDEV site displays by default the information read in the cookie To create cookies in a WEBDEV site, use CookieWrite . To read the cookies in a WEBDEV site, use CookieRead .