Zend_Http_Client provides an easy interface for adding cookies
to your request, so that no direct header modification is
required. This is done using the setCookie() method. This method
can be used in several ways:
Example 465. Setting Cookies Using setCookie()
<?php
// Easy and simple: by providing a cookie name and cookie value
$client->setCookie('flavor', 'chocolate chips');
// By directly providing a raw cookie string (name=value)
// Note that the value must be already URL encoded
$client->setCookie('flavor=chocolate%20chips');
// By providing a Zend_Http_Cookie object
$cookie = Zend_Http_Cookie::fromString('flavor=chocolate%20chips');
$client->setCookie($cookie);
For more information about Zend_Http_Cookie objects, see
this section.
Zend_Http_Client also provides the means for cookie stickiness -
that is having the client internally store all sent and received
cookies, and resend them automatically on subsequent requests. This
is useful, for example when you need to log in to a remote site
first and receive and authentication or session ID cookie before
sending further requests.
Example 466. Enabling Cookie Stickiness
<?php
// To turn cookie stickiness on, set a Cookie Jar
$client->setCookieJar();
// First request: log in and start a session
$client->setUri('http://example.com/login.php');
$client->setParameterPost('user', 'h4x0r');
$client->setParameterPost('password', '1337');
$client->request('POST');
// The Cookie Jar automatically stores the cookies set
// in the response, like a session ID cookie.
// Now we can send our next request - the stored cookies
// will be automatically sent.
$client->setUri('http://example.com/read_member_news.php');
$client->request('GET');
For more information about the Zend_Http_CookieJar class, see
this section.