Posted by "Gustav Wiberg" on 09/09/05 09:09

----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip Hallstrom" <php@philip.pjkh.com>
To: "Gustav Wiberg" <gustav@varupiraten.se>
Cc: "PHP General" <php-general@lists.php.net>
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 3:38 AM
Subject: Re: [PHP] How large string in cookie?


>> How large can a string be in a cookie? (the value-parameter)
>
> According to here: http://wp.netscape.com/newsref/std/cookie_spec.html
>
> There are limitations on the number of cookies that a client can store at
> any one time. This is a specification of the minimum number of cookies
> that a client should be prepared to receive and store.
>
> * 300 total cookies
> * 4 kilobytes per cookie, where the name and the OPAQUE_STRING combine
> to form the 4 kilobyte limit.
> * 20 cookies per server or domain. (note that completely specified
> hosts and domains are treated as separate entities and have a 20 cookie
> limitation for each, not combined)
>
> Servers should not expect clients to be able to exceed these limits. When
> the 300 cookie limit or the 20 cookie per server limit is exceeded,
> clients should delete the least recently used cookie. When a cookie larger
> than 4 kilobytes is encountered the cookie should be trimmed to fit, but
> the name should remain intact as long as it is less than 4 kilobytes.
>
>
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Thanx!!!

/G
http://www.varupiraten.se/

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