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Q1:	How do I put more than one thing in an HTTP cookie?
A1:	The easiest way is to combine multiple items in a single cookie separated by a field separator, as in this example: $cookie=cookie(-name => 'preferences', -value => 'bgcolor=blue,fgcolor=red,banners=no,java=no'); Later, when you retrieve the cookie, you can use split to separate the items: $cookie=cookie('preferences'); @options=split(/,/, $cookie); # Now, make a hash with the option as the key, # and the option's value as the hash value foreach $option (@options) { ($key,$value)=split(/=/, $option) $Options{$key}=$value; }
Q2:	How do I use cookies to track which links a user clicks on a Web page?
A2:	Before I give you the answer, you must realize that some people consider tracking ...