Setting Cookies using JavaScript in a local html file

javascript cookies cross-browser local-files
Oscar Mederos picture Oscar Mederos · Jun 3, 2011 · Viewed 42.9k times · Source

I have the following directory tree:

+ folder1
|--- folder2
|------ page1.html
|--- page2.html

If I set some cookie in page1.html using JavaScript, what is the path used for that cookie?

Edit:
Let me explain it better. I'm working with a local file. page1.html is being accessed through /home/user/.../folder1/folder2/page1.html and not through a client machine using a HTTP Server.

Just to clarify:
It seems that some browsers (like Chrome) do not store cookies when using file:///, but both Firefox and Internet Explorer do.

Answer

lonesomeday picture lonesomeday · Jun 3, 2011

From the MDC page for document.cookie:

If not specified, [the path argument] defaults to the current path of the current document location.

So in your case, it will be /folder1/folder2/.

I didn't initially see that you'd specified "local" in the question title -- not sure if this was updated while I was writing my answer. Cookies are not set when browsing using the file:/// protocol, depending on the browser.

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