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Athreya Aka Maneshwar @athreyac4

Understanding HTTP Cookies In Web Development

HTTP cookies store data on your browser, enabling websites to remember info like login sessions, preferences & analytics. They consist of name, value, domain, path, expiration & flags (Secure, HttpOnly).

HTTP cookies are small pieces of data stored on the client side (your browser) that websites use to remember information about you. 
They play a vital role in web browsing, enabling functionalities like logging in, saving preferences, and tracking analytics.

  
  
  What Are Cookies?

Cookies are like bookmarks for websites, helping them remember things such as:

Your login session
Site preferences
Shopping cart contents
Analytics tracking info

Every time you revisit a site, your browser sends these cookies back to the server, allowing the site to "remember" who you are.


  
  
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