BETA Testing Cookie

BETA-Testing-Cookie.php

define('BETA_TEST_COOKIE_NAME', 'BETA_TESTER');
define('BETA_TEST_COOKIE_TTL_IN_MINUTES', 60*1);
define('BETA_TEST_GET_VAR', 'betaTester');

function checkForBetaTestCookie(){
		
	if($_GET[BETA_TEST_GET_VAR]==="1"){
		setcookie(BETA_TEST_COOKIE_NAME, "1",  time()+60*BETA_TEST_COOKIE_TTL_IN_MINUTES);
		$_COOKIE[BETA_TEST_COOKIE_NAME]=1;
	}else if($_GET[BETA_TEST_GET_VAR]==="0"){
		setcookie(BETA_TEST_COOKIE_NAME, "0",  time()+60*BETA_TEST_COOKIE_TTL_IN_MINUTES);
		$_COOKIE[BETA_TEST_COOKIE_NAME]=0;
	}
	
	if($_COOKIE[BETA_TEST_COOKIE_NAME]=="1"){
		define('IS_BETA_TESTER', true);
	}
}

// example usage
if(defined('IS_BETA_TESTER')){
  echo "beta tester";
}