wp_clear_auth_cookie

Removes all of the cookies associated with authentication.

Description

wp_clear_auth_cookie();

Usage

if ( !function_exists( 'wp_clear_auth_cookie' ) ) { 
    require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/pluggable.php'; 
} 
 
  
// NOTICE! Understand what this does before running. 
$result = wp_clear_auth_cookie();

Defined (1)

The function is defined in the following location(s).

/wp-includes/pluggable.php

function wp_clear_auth_cookie() { 
    /** 
     * Fires just before the authentication cookies are cleared. 
     * 
     * @since 2.7.0 
     */ 
    do_action( 'clear_auth_cookie' ); 
 
    /** This filter is documented in wp-includes/pluggable.php */ 
    if ( ! apply_filters( 'send_auth_cookies', true ) ) { 
        return; 
    } 
 
    setcookie( AUTH_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, ADMIN_COOKIE_PATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN ); 
    setcookie( SECURE_AUTH_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, ADMIN_COOKIE_PATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN ); 
    setcookie( AUTH_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, PLUGINS_COOKIE_PATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN ); 
    setcookie( SECURE_AUTH_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, PLUGINS_COOKIE_PATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN ); 
    setcookie( LOGGED_IN_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, COOKIEPATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN ); 
    setcookie( LOGGED_IN_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, SITECOOKIEPATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN ); 
 
    // Old cookies 
    setcookie( AUTH_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, COOKIEPATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN ); 
    setcookie( AUTH_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, SITECOOKIEPATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN ); 
    setcookie( SECURE_AUTH_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, COOKIEPATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN ); 
    setcookie( SECURE_AUTH_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, SITECOOKIEPATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN ); 
 
    // Even older cookies 
    setcookie( USER_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, COOKIEPATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN ); 
    setcookie( PASS_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, COOKIEPATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN ); 
    setcookie( USER_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, SITECOOKIEPATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN ); 
    setcookie( PASS_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, SITECOOKIEPATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN ); 
}