setcookie does not work (PHP)

Question

What's wrong with this code?

setcookie("password",$wachtwoord,0, "/", ".thedomainname.com");
echo $_COOKIE['password']; //shows nothing

I am attempting to set a cookie and display its value?

Answer 1

Are you waiting for the next request before you examine $_COOKIE ?

Answer 2

$_COOKIE[] with that new cookie will be available only with next request