<?php
// this fails twice before working
// first with undefined index 'txt' on line 5
// then with undefined index 'val' on line 10 then it works
$name = $_POST['txt'];
setcookie("val",$name,time() + 24 * 60 * 60);
if(isset($_COOKIE) && !empty($_COOKIE))
{
$var = $_COOKIE['val'];
print('cookie = '. $var . '</br>');
}
else
echo ' cookie not set </br>';
?>
<form action="" name="myform" method="post">
<input type="text" name="txt" id="txt" value="abcdef" />
<input type="submit" formmethod="post" />
</form>
