There are a lot of cookie tutorials out there on the web for PHP. Here are a couple really basic ones to get you started:
http://php.about.com/od/advancedphp/....php/3472571If you're testing your first page with cookies, I recommend this to help --Use Firefox (if you aren't already) with the ViewCookies add-on, to see the content of the cookies you set. Since they are in the header, this is one easy way of verifying your cookie is working properly.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/315Good luck.