Re: Re: How large string in cookie?

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I'm pretty sure the maximum size of a cookie is just under 4K. That would include variable names and their values.

But if you are getting close to the 4k limit, you probably should rethink your setup. As DanB said, store the info on the server, either in a database or in a session.


On Sep 9, 2005, at 10:37 AM, Dan Baker wrote:

"Gustav Wiberg" <gustav@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:008f01c5b4c8$31024b60$0300a8c0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

How large can a string be in a cookie? (the value-parameter)


If you need (or want) a lot of data stored in cookies, I recommend doing the
following:
store a single cookie with a unique id (something like
"CookieID=ajhciuy978kjn"), then use this CookieID as a key into a database table, where you can store unlimited data for each browser. I've done this,
and it works very nicely.

Just, be careful about preventing cookie theft, if anything important is
stored.

DanB

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