fix #2309

context/context.go

@@ -5946,23 +5946,25 @@ var (
 	CookieExpireUnlimited = time.Now().AddDate(24, 10, 10)
 )
 
-// RemoveCookie deletes a cookie by its name and path = "/".
+// RemoveCookie deletes a cookie by its name. It reads the cookie's path and domain
-// Tip: change the cookie's path to the current one by: RemoveCookie("name", iris.CookieCleanPath)
+// in order to delete the cookie cross-browser.
+// Reports whether the cookie was removed or not.
 //
 // Example: https://github.com/kataras/iris/tree/main/_examples/cookies/basic
-func (ctx *Context) RemoveCookie(name string, options ...CookieOption) {
+func (ctx *Context) RemoveCookie(name string, options ...CookieOption) bool {
-	c := &http.Cookie{}
+	// Get the cookie from the request
-	c.Name = name
+	c, err := ctx.Request().Cookie(name)
-	c.Value = ""
+	if err != nil {
-	c.Path = "/" // if user wants to change it, use of the CookieOption `CookiePath` is required if not `ctx.SetCookie`.
+		return false
-	c.HttpOnly = true
+	}
-
-	// RFC says 1 second, but let's do it 1  to make sure is working
-	c.Expires = CookieExpireDelete
-	c.MaxAge = -1
 
+	// Set the cookie expiration date to a past time
+	c.Expires = time.Unix(0, 0)
+	c.MaxAge = -1 // RFC says 1 second, but let's do it -1  to make sure is working.
+	// Send the cookie back to the client
 	ctx.applyCookieOptions(c, OpCookieDel, options)
 	http.SetCookie(ctx.writer, c)
+	return true
 }
 
 // VisitAllCookies takes a visitor function which is called

core/memstore/lifetime.go

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var (
 	Clock func() time.Time = time.Now
 
 	// ExpireDelete may be set on Cookie.Expire for expiring the given cookie.
-	ExpireDelete = time.Date(2009, time.November, 10, 23, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	ExpireDelete = time.Unix(0, 0) // time.Date(2009, time.November, 10, 23, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 )
 
 // LifeTime controls the session expiration datetime.