Reading a cookie set in javascript with php

[Khaiya]

I'm trying to read a cookie that I set with javascript with php. I've tried many websites and nothing I've found works at ALL (except var_dump() printed up null) but other then that all I've gotten is a blank page.

Here is what I've tried...


(page1.php)
[code=javascript]
<script>
createCookie('n ame','jim',7)


function createCookie(na me,value,days) {
if (days) {
var date = new Date();
date.setTime(da te.getTime()+(d ays*24*60*60*10 00));
var expires = "; expires="+date. toGMTString();
}
else var expires = "";
document.cookie = name+"="+value+ expires+"; path=/";
}
</script>
[/code]

[Please use CODE tags when posting source code. Thanks! --pbmods]

(page2.php)
[code=php]
<?php

$var1=$_COOKIE['name'];

echo $var1;


?>
[/code]

I've also tried...
[code=php]
<?php

$var1=var_dump( $_COOKIE['name']);

echo $var1;


?>
[/code]
but so far nothing has happened.

[pbmods]

[code=php]$var1=var_dump( $_COOKIE['name']);[/code]

var_dump doesn't return anything. Instead, try this:

[code=php]
var_dump($_COOK IE);
[/code]

Check to make sure the domain and expiration date for your cookies are valid.

[Khaiya]

var_dump doesn't return anything. Instead, try this:

[code=php]
var_dump($_COOK IE);
[/code]

Check to make sure the domain and expiration date for your cookies are valid.

I've tried that now and it didn't work either, and I guess the main problem is that I only sort of know the domain and expiration date of my cookies, and I don't really understand what var_dump() even does...

I know that a cookie automatically attaches the domain that it was saved from to the cookie but when I call the cookie how do I specify the domain name it came from?