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CakePHP not saving my cookie
$cookie=$this->read('Auth.User');
if(empty($cookie) and !empty($this->data)){
    if($this->Auth->login()) {
        if(!empty($this->data['User']['remember_me'])){
            $cookie = array('id' => $this->Auth->user('id'),
            );
            $expires=strtotime($this->appConfigurations['remember_me'],time());
            $this->Cookie->write('Auth.User', $cookie, false, $this->appConfigurations['remember_me']);
        }
    }
}

$cookieValue=$this->Auth->user('id');
setcookie('CakeCookie[Auth][User]',$cookieValue,$expires,'/');

function login() {
    $cookie = $this->Cookie->read('Auth.User');
    debug($cookie); // Just a test
    if ($this->Auth->user('id')) {
        if(!empty($this->data)) {
            $cookie = array(
                'username' => $this->data['User']['username'],
                'password' => $this->data['User']['password']
            );
            $this->Cookie->write('Auth.User', $cookie, false, '+2 weeks');
        }
        $this->redirect('/');
    }
    elseif (!empty($cookie)) {
        if ($this->Auth->login($cookie)) {
            $this->redirect('/');
        }
    }
}