Storing parsed URL in Cookie (not storing the entire value)

reno_queen

TL;DR: I am forced to use a javascript solution to store a URL parameter as a cookie, but when the function runs, it only stores the first 5 characters of the value I need. I am working on implementing affiliate sales tracking across domains. As stated above, I need to store a value from a URL in a cookie so that I can pull it into a separate (functioning) script later. On my primary domain, I was able to do this with a simple .php script, but...

Originally asked by notstoopid on Stack Exchange (stackoverflow) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

const url = new URL('https://subdomain.platform-domain.com/subscribe/Product_ID?irclickid=QW6QnmxpdxySWmnwUx0Mo6bwUkEx5HXJxUUm0c0') document.cookie = `irclickid=${url.searchParams.get('irclickid')}; expires=...` You can see on https://caniuse.com/url if all required browsers support URL .

Full answer by Iyashi: https://stackoverflow.stackexchange.com/a/64560275 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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