In this post we will learn, how to create,get and delete cookies in Laravel.
Cookies are a small data file, which is stored in the remote browser. And by the help of cookies tracking/identifying return users in web applications.
Set Cookies
We can use cookies::make() method to create or set cookies in laravel.
$cookie = Cookie::queue(Cookie::make('cookieName', 'value', $minutes));Using the cookies::forever method(), we can set cookies forever.
$cookie = Cookie::forever('name', 'value');Get Cookies.
We can use cookie::get() method to get cookies in laravel.
$val = Cookie::get('cookieName');If we want to get all cookies in laravel, we can use cookie::get() method as following:
$get_all_cookies = Cookie::get();Delete Cookies.
Use Cookie::forget() method to delete or destroy cookies in laravel.
$cookie = Cookie::forget('cookieName');Check If Cookie Exists.
If we want to check if cookie exists or not. So we can use Cookie::has(‘name’); to check cookies is exist or not.
Cookie::has('cookiename'); OR $request->hasCookie('cookiename').Add Cookies With Response.
Sometime, we need to add cookies in laravel response. So we can add cookies with response in laravel as following.
return response('view')->withCookie($cookie);