Cookie across HTTP and HTTPS in PHP

cookies, http, https, php

Solution

By default, a cookie can be read by both http and https at the same URL.

However, a server can optionally specify the 'secure' flag while setting a cookie this tells the browser to only send it over a secure channel, such as an SSL connection.

In this case the cookie will only be sent over https. A cookie not marked as secure will be sent over both http and https.

Problem

How can I set a cookie in PHP that is readable both in HTTP and HTTPS? If this isn't possible, what can be done? Set two cookies?

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