#!/usr/bin/perl -w # ic_cookies - sample CGI script that uses a cookie use CGI qw(:standard); use strict; my $cookname = "favorite ice cream"; my $favorite = param("flavor"); my $tasty = cookie($cookname) || 'mint'; unless ($favorite) { print header(), start_html("Ice Cookies"), h1("Hello Ice Cream"), hr(), start_form(), p("Please select a flavor: ", textfield("flavor",$tasty)), end_form(), hr(); exit; } my $cookie = cookie( -NAME => $cookname, -VALUE => $favorite, -EXPIRES => "+2y", ); print header(-COOKIE => $cookie), start_html("Ice Cookies, #2"), h1("Hello Ice Cream"), p("You chose as your favorite flavor `$favorite'.");