The path parameter specifies a document location for the cookie, so the cookie is associated with a specific path and sent to the server only when the path matches the current document location or a parent path:

document.cookie = 'name=Flavio; path=/dashboard'

This cookie is sent on /dashboard, /dashboard/today, and other subpaths of /dashboard, but not on /posts, for example.

If you do not set a path, it defaults to the current document location. To apply a global cookie from a nested page, specify path=/.

Lessons in this unit:

0:	Introduction
1:	Setting cookies
2:	Setting a cookie expiration date
3:	▶︎ Setting a cookie path
4:	Setting a cookie domain
5:	Cookies security
6:	Updating a cookie
7:	Deleting a cookie
8:	Accessing the value of a cookie
9:	Checking if a cookie exists
10:	Inspecting cookies
11:	Cookie not being set in Safari