diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aaf5ff4..1dbfd6a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,12 +37,18 @@ The Unifi API browser tool offers the following features:
   - hourly access point stats
   - daily site stats
   - health metrics
+- Hotspot
+  - stat vouchers
+  - stat payments
+  - list hotspot operators
 - Configuration
   - list sites on this controller
   - list site settings
   - sysinfo
+  - self
   - wlan config
   - list VoIP extension
+  - list network configuration
   - list port configurations
   - list port forwarding rules
   - dynamic DNS configuration
@@ -78,14 +84,14 @@ git clone https://github.com/malle-pietje/Unifi-API-browser.git
 
 Alternatively you may choose to download the zip file and unzip it in your directory of choice, then follow the configuration steps below.
 
-### Updates
-When you have installed the tool using the `git clone` command you can install updates by going into the directory where the tools has been installed, and by running the `git pull` command from there.
-
 ### Configuration
 - credentials for access to the Unifi Controller API need to be configured in the file named `config.template.php` which should be copied/renamed to `config.php` before using the Unifi API browser tool
 - please see the `config.template.php` file for further instructions
 - after following these steps, you can open the tool in your browser (assuming you installed it in the root folder of your web server as suggested above) by going to this url: `http://serverip/Unifi-API-browser/`
 
+### Updates
+If you have installed the tool using the `git clone` command, you can install updates by going into the directory where the tool has been installed, and running the `git pull` command from there.
+
 ### Security notice
 The use of this tool is **not secured in any way**! Make sure to prevent unauthorised access to it, preventing exposure of details and credentials such as user names and passwords for access to the Unifi controller!
 
diff --git a/config.template.php b/config.template.php
index 6af9672..09d2a91 100644
--- a/config.template.php
+++ b/config.template.php
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@
 $controllerversion  = ''; // the version of the Controller software, eg. '4.6.6' (must be at least 4.0.0)
 $cookietimeout      = '3600'; // time of inactivity in seconds, after which the PHP session cookie will be refreshed
                               // this means the site and data collection will need to be selected again
+$debug              = false; // set to true (without quotes) to enable debug output to the browser and PHP error log
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index a558598..bd5bdb5 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 $objectscount   = '';
 $alertmessage   = '';
 $cookietimeout  = '1800';
+$debug          = false;
 
 /*
 load the settings file
@@ -81,38 +82,12 @@
 /*
 process the GET variables and store them in the $_SESSION array,
 if a GET variable is not set, get the value from $_SESSION (if available)
+- siteid
+Only process these after siteid is set:
 - action
 - outputformat
 - theme
-- siteid
 */
-if (isset($_GET['action'])) {
-    $action = $_GET['action'];
-    $_SESSION['action'] = $action;
-} else {
-    if (isset($_SESSION['action'])) {
-        $action = $_SESSION['action'];
-    }
-}
-
-if (isset($_GET['outputformat'])) {
-    $outputformat = $_GET['outputformat'];
-    $_SESSION['outputformat'] = $outputformat;
-} else {
-    if (isset($_SESSION['outputformat'])) {
-        $outputformat = $_SESSION['outputformat'];
-    }
-}
-
-if (isset($_GET['theme'])) {
-    $theme = $_GET['theme'];
-    $_SESSION['theme'] = $theme;
-} else {
-    if (isset($_SESSION['theme'])) {
-        $theme = $_SESSION['theme'];
-    }
-}
-
 if (isset($_GET['siteid'])) {
     $siteid = $_GET['siteid'];
     $_SESSION['siteid'] = $siteid;
@@ -122,6 +97,33 @@
     if (isset($_SESSION['siteid'])) {
         $siteid = $_SESSION['siteid'];
         $sitename = $_SESSION['sitename'];
+        
+        if (isset($_GET['action'])) {
+            $action = $_GET['action'];
+            $_SESSION['action'] = $action;
+        } else {
+            if (isset($_SESSION['action'])) {
+                $action = $_SESSION['action'];
+            }
+        }
+        
+        if (isset($_GET['outputformat'])) {
+            $outputformat = $_GET['outputformat'];
+            $_SESSION['outputformat'] = $outputformat;
+        } else {
+            if (isset($_SESSION['outputformat'])) {
+                $outputformat = $_SESSION['outputformat'];
+            }
+        }
+        
+        if (isset($_GET['theme'])) {
+            $theme = $_GET['theme'];
+            $_SESSION['theme'] = $theme;
+        } else {
+            if (isset($_SESSION['theme'])) {
+                $theme = $_SESSION['theme'];
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -130,12 +132,10 @@
 placed here so they can be overwritten by more "severe" error messages later down
 */
 if ($action === '') {
-    $alertmessage = '<div class="alert alert-info" role="alert">Please select a data collection from one of the <b>menus</b>'
-                    . ' above.</div>';
+    $alertmessage = '<div class="alert alert-info" role="alert">Please select a data collection.</div>';
 }
 if ($siteid === '') {
-    $alertmessage = '<div class="alert alert-info" role="alert">Please select a site from the <b>Select site menu</b> above.'
-                    . '</div>';
+    $alertmessage = '<div class="alert alert-info" role="alert">Please select a site from the menu above.</div>';
 }
 
 /*
@@ -144,8 +144,9 @@
 */
 require('phpapi/class.unifi.php');
 
-$unifidata      = new unifiapi($controlleruser, $controllerpassword, $controllerurl, $siteid, $controllerversion);
-$loginresults   = $unifidata->login();
+$unifidata        = new unifiapi($controlleruser, $controllerpassword, $controllerurl, $siteid, $controllerversion);
+$unifidata->debug = $debug;
+$loginresults     = $unifidata->login();
 
 if($loginresults === 400) {
     $alertmessage = '<div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert">HTTP response status: 400'
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@
         $data       = $unifidata->list_alarms();
         break;
     case 'list_wlanconf':
-        $selection  = 'wlan config';
+        $selection  = 'list wlan config';
         $data       = $unifidata->list_wlanconf();
         break;
     case 'list_health':
@@ -273,6 +274,10 @@
         $selection  = 'list port configuration';
         $data       = $unifidata->list_portconf();
         break;
+    case 'list_networkconf':
+        $selection  = 'list network configuration';
+        $data       = $unifidata->list_networkconf();
+        break;
     case 'list_dynamicdns':
         $selection  = 'dynamic dns configuration';
         $data       = $unifidata->list_dynamicdns();
@@ -281,6 +286,22 @@
         $selection  = 'list port forwarding rules';
         $data       = $unifidata->list_portforwarding();
         break;
+    case 'stat_voucher':
+        $selection  = 'list hotspot vouchers';
+        $data       = $unifidata->stat_voucher();
+        break;
+    case 'stat_payment':
+        $selection  = 'list hotspot payments';
+        $data       = $unifidata->stat_payment();
+        break;
+    case 'list_hotspotop':
+        $selection  = 'list hotspot operators';
+        $data       = $unifidata->list_hotspotop();
+        break;
+    case 'list_self':
+        $selection  = 'self';
+        $data       = $unifidata->list_self();
+        break;
     default:
         break;
 }
@@ -363,7 +384,7 @@ function to print the output
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1, user-scalable=no">
   <!-- Latest compiled and minified Bootstrap, Font-awesome and Highlight CSS loaded from CDN -->
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="<?php echo $cssurl ?>">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.4.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.5.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/highlight.js/9.0.0/styles/default.min.css">
   <style>
   body {
@@ -385,10 +406,11 @@ function to print the output
       <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-left">
         <li id="site-menu" class="dropdown">
           <a id="site-menu" href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
-            Select site
+            Sites
             <span class="caret"></span>
           </a>
           <ul class="dropdown-menu" id="siteslist">
+            <li class="dropdown-header">Select a site</li>
             <?php
             foreach ($sites as $site) {
               echo '<li id="' . $site->name . '"><a href="?siteid=' . $site->name . '&sitename=' . $site->desc . '">' . $site->desc . '</a></li>' . "\n";
@@ -455,6 +477,18 @@ function to print the output
               <li id="list_health"><a href="?action=list_health">site health metrics</a></li>
             </ul>
           </li>
+          <li id="hotspot-menu" class="dropdown">
+            <a id="msg-menu" href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
+              Hotspot
+              <span class="caret"></span>
+            </a>
+            <ul class="dropdown-menu">
+              <li id="stat_voucher"><a href="?action=stat_voucher">stat vouchers</a></li>
+              <li id="stat_payment"><a href="?action=stat_payment">stat payments</a></li>
+              <li role="separator" class="divider"></li>
+              <li id="list_hotspotop"><a href="?action=list_hotspotop">list hotspot operators</a></li>
+            </ul>
+          </li>
           <li id="config-menu" class="dropdown">
             <a id="config-menu" href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
               Configuration
@@ -463,13 +497,15 @@ function to print the output
             <ul class="dropdown-menu">
               <li id="list_sites"><a href="?action=list_sites">list sites on this controller</a></li>
               <li id="stat_sysinfo"><a href="?action=stat_sysinfo">sysinfo</a></li>
+              <li id="list_self"><a href="?action=list_self">self</a></li>
               <li role="separator" class="divider"></li>
-              <li id="list_settings"><a href="?action=list_settings">site settings</a></li>
+              <li id="list_settings"><a href="?action=list_settings">list site settings</a></li>
               <li role="separator" class="divider"></li>
-              <li id="list_wlanconf"><a href="?action=list_wlanconf">wireless configuration</a></li>
+              <li id="list_wlanconf"><a href="?action=list_wlanconf">list wlan configuration</a></li>
               <li role="separator" class="divider"></li>
               <li id="list_extension"><a href="?action=list_extension">list VoIP extensions</a></li>
               <li role="separator" class="divider"></li>
+              <li id="list_networkconf"><a href="?action=list_networkconf">list network configuration</a></li>
               <li id="list_portconf"><a href="?action=list_portconf">list port configuration</a></li>
               <li id="list_portforwarding"><a href="?action=list_portforwarding">list port forwarding rules</a></li>
               <li id="list_dynamicdns"><a href="?action=list_dynamicdns">dynamic DNS configuration</a></li>
@@ -534,8 +570,9 @@ function to print the output
       <?php } ?>
       output: <span class="label label-primary"><?php echo $outputformat ?></span>
       <?php if ($objectscount) { ?>
-        # of objects: <span class="badge"><?php echo $objectscount ?></span></div>
+        # of objects: <span class="badge"><?php echo $objectscount ?></span>
       <?php } ?>
+    </div>
     <div class="panel-body">
       <!-- present the timing results using an HTML5 progress bar -->
       total elapsed time: <?php echo $timetotal ?> seconds<br>
@@ -576,20 +613,25 @@ function to print the output
         </div>
         <hr>
         <dl class="dl-horizontal col-sm-offset-1">
-          <dt>Controller user</dt>
+          <dt>controller user</dt>
           <dd><span class="label label-primary"><?php echo $controlleruser ?></span></dd>
-          <dt>Controller url</dt>
+          <dt>controller url</dt>
           <dd><span class="label label-primary"><?php echo $controllerurl ?></span></dd>
           <dt>version detected</dt>
           <dd><span class="label label-primary"><?php echo $detected_controller_version ?></span></dd>
         </dl>
         <hr>
+        <dl class="dl-horizontal col-sm-offset-1">
+          <dt>cookie timeout setting</dt>
+          <dd><span class="label label-primary"><?php echo $cookietimeout ?> seconds</span></dd>
+        </dl>
+        <hr>
         <dl class="dl-horizontal col-sm-offset-1">
           <dt>PHP version</dt>
           <dd><span class="label label-primary"><?php echo (phpversion()) ?></span></dd>
           <dt>cURL version</dt>
           <dd><span class="label label-primary"><?php echo $curl_version ?></span></dd>
-          <dt>Operating System</dt>
+          <dt>operating system</dt>
           <dd><span class="label label-primary"><?php echo (php_uname('s') . ' ' . php_uname('r')) ?></span></dd>
         </dl>
         <hr>
diff --git a/phpapi/class.unifi.php b/phpapi/class.unifi.php
index f9682b7..da1ce78 100644
--- a/phpapi/class.unifi.php
+++ b/phpapi/class.unifi.php
@@ -37,13 +37,16 @@
 */
 class unifiapi {
 
+   /*
+   do we actually need this section?
    public $user         = "";
    public $password     = "";
    public $site         = "";
    public $baseurl      = "https://127.0.0.1:8443";
    public $controller   = "4.8.6";
+   */
    public $is_loggedin  = false;
-   private $cookies     = "/tmp/unify";
+   private $cookies     = "/tmp/unify_browser";
    public $debug        = false;
 
    function __construct($user = "", $password = "", $baseurl = "", $site = "", $controller = "") {
@@ -52,11 +55,6 @@ function __construct($user = "", $password = "", $baseurl = "", $site = "", $con
       if (!empty($baseurl)) $this->baseurl          = $baseurl;
       if (!empty($site)) $this->site                = $site;
       if (!empty($controller)) $this->controller    = $controller;
-      if (strpos($controller,".")) {
-         $con_ver       = explode(".",$controller);
-         $controller    = $con_ver[0];
-      }
-      $this->controller = $controller;
    }
 
    function __destruct() {
@@ -71,20 +69,20 @@ function __destruct() {
    public function login() {
       $this->cookies  = "";
       $ch             = $this->get_curl_obj();
-      
+
       curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 1);
       curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_REFERER, $this->baseurl."/login");
       curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $this->baseurl."/api/login");
-      curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS,json_encode(array("username" => $this->user, "password" => $this->password)).":");
-      
+      curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode(array("username" => $this->user, "password" => $this->password)));
+
       if ($this->debug === true) {
          curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_VERBOSE, TRUE);
       }
-      
+
       if(($content = curl_exec($ch)) === false) {
          error_log('curl error: ' . curl_error($ch));
-      } 
-      
+      }
+
       if ($this->debug === true) {
          print "<pre>";
          print "\n\n-----LOGIN-------------------\n\n";
@@ -94,11 +92,11 @@ public function login() {
          print "\n\n-----------------------------\n\n";
          print "</pre>";
       }
-      
+
       $header_size  = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HEADER_SIZE);
       $body         = trim(substr($content, $header_size));
       $code         = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
-      
+
       curl_close ($ch);
       preg_match_all('|Set-Cookie: (.*);|U', substr($content, 0, $header_size), $results);
       if (isset($results[1])) {
@@ -123,12 +121,11 @@ public function login() {
    */
    public function logout() {
       if (!$this->is_loggedin) return false;
-      $return             = false;
       $content            = $this->exec_curl($this->baseurl."/logout");
       $this->is_loggedin  = false;
       $this->cookies      = "";
-      return $return;
-      }
+      return true;
+   }
 
    /*
    Authorize a MAC address
@@ -360,7 +357,7 @@ public function stat_daily_site($start = NULL, $end = NULL) {
       }
       return $return;
    }
-   
+
    /*
    get details of all clients ever connected to the site
    json parameters {type: "all", conn: "all", within: "24"}
@@ -389,7 +386,7 @@ public function stat_allusers($historyhours = NULL) {
 
    /*
    list guests
-   returns a array of guest objects
+   returns an array of guest objects
    */
    public function list_guests() {
       if (!$this->is_loggedin) return false;
@@ -411,7 +408,7 @@ public function list_guests() {
 
    /*
    list clients
-   returns a array of client objects
+   returns an array of client objects
    */
    public function list_clients() {
       if (!$this->is_loggedin) return false;
@@ -433,7 +430,7 @@ public function list_clients() {
 
    /*
    list health metrics
-   returns a array of health metric objects
+   returns an array of health metric objects
    */
    public function list_health() {
       if (!$this->is_loggedin) return false;
@@ -455,7 +452,7 @@ public function list_health() {
 
    /*
    list users
-   returns a array of known user objects
+   returns an array of known user objects
    */
    public function list_users() {
       if (!$this->is_loggedin) return false;
@@ -477,7 +474,7 @@ public function list_users() {
 
    /*
    list access points
-   returns a array of known access point objects
+   returns an array of known access point objects
    */
    public function list_aps() {
       if (!$this->is_loggedin) return false;
@@ -499,7 +496,7 @@ public function list_aps() {
 
    /*
    list rogue access points
-   returns a array of known roque access point objects
+   returns an array of known roque access point objects
    json parameter <within> {within: "<hoursback eg 24>"} is optional
    */
    public function list_rogueaps() {
@@ -540,10 +537,10 @@ public function list_sites() {
       }
       return $return;
    }
-   
+
    /*
    list wlan_groups
-   returns a array of known wlan_groups
+   returns an array of known wlan_groups
    */
    public function list_wlan_groups() {
       if (!$this->is_loggedin) return false;
@@ -561,10 +558,10 @@ public function list_wlan_groups() {
       }
       return $return;
    }
-   
+
    /*
    stat sysinfo
-   returns a array of known sysinfo data
+   returns an array of known sysinfo data
    */
    public function stat_sysinfo() {
       if (!$this->is_loggedin) return false;
@@ -582,10 +579,115 @@ public function stat_sysinfo() {
       }
       return $return;
    }
-   
+
+   /*
+   list self
+   returns an array of information about the logged in user
+   */
+   public function list_self() {
+      if (!$this->is_loggedin) return false;
+      $return           = array();
+      $content          = $this->exec_curl($this->baseurl."/api/s/".$this->site."/self");
+      $content_decoded  = json_decode($content);
+      if (isset($content_decoded->meta->rc)) {
+         if ($content_decoded->meta->rc == "ok") {
+            if (is_array($content_decoded->data)) {
+               foreach ($content_decoded->data as $selfinfo) {
+                  $return[]= $selfinfo;
+               }
+            }
+         }
+      }
+      return $return;
+   }
+
+   /*
+   list networkconf
+   returns an array of network configuration data
+   */
+   public function list_networkconf() {
+      if (!$this->is_loggedin) return false;
+      $return           = array();
+      $content          = $this->exec_curl($this->baseurl."/api/s/".$this->site."/list/networkconf");
+      $content_decoded  = json_decode($content);
+      if (isset($content_decoded->meta->rc)) {
+         if ($content_decoded->meta->rc == "ok") {
+            if (is_array($content_decoded->data)) {
+               foreach ($content_decoded->data as $networkconf) {
+                  $return[]= $networkconf;
+               }
+            }
+         }
+      }
+      return $return;
+   }
+
+   /*
+   stat vouchers
+   returns an array of hotspot vouchers
+   */
+   public function stat_voucher() {
+      if (!$this->is_loggedin) return false;
+      $return           = array();
+      $content          = $this->exec_curl($this->baseurl."/api/s/".$this->site."/stat/voucher");
+      $content_decoded  = json_decode($content);
+      if (isset($content_decoded->meta->rc)) {
+         if ($content_decoded->meta->rc == "ok") {
+            if (is_array($content_decoded->data)) {
+               foreach ($content_decoded->data as $voucher) {
+                  $return[]= $voucher;
+               }
+            }
+         }
+      }
+      return $return;
+   }
+
+   /*
+   stat payment
+   returns an array of hotspot payments
+   */
+   public function stat_payment() {
+      if (!$this->is_loggedin) return false;
+      $return           = array();
+      $content          = $this->exec_curl($this->baseurl."/api/s/".$this->site."/stat/payment");
+      $content_decoded  = json_decode($content);
+      if (isset($content_decoded->meta->rc)) {
+         if ($content_decoded->meta->rc == "ok") {
+            if (is_array($content_decoded->data)) {
+               foreach ($content_decoded->data as $payment) {
+                  $return[]= $payment;
+               }
+            }
+         }
+      }
+      return $return;
+   }
+
+   /*
+   list hotspotop
+   returns an array of hotspot operators
+   */
+   public function list_hotspotop() {
+      if (!$this->is_loggedin) return false;
+      $return           = array();
+      $content          = $this->exec_curl($this->baseurl."/api/s/".$this->site."/list/hotspotop");
+      $content_decoded  = json_decode($content);
+      if (isset($content_decoded->meta->rc)) {
+         if ($content_decoded->meta->rc == "ok") {
+            if (is_array($content_decoded->data)) {
+               foreach ($content_decoded->data as $hotspotop) {
+                  $return[]= $hotspotop;
+               }
+            }
+         }
+      }
+      return $return;
+   }
+
    /*
    list port forwarding settings
-   returns a array of the site port forwarding settings
+   returns an array of port forwarding settings
    */
    public function list_portforwarding() {
       if (!$this->is_loggedin) return false;
@@ -603,10 +705,10 @@ public function list_portforwarding() {
       }
       return $return;
    }
-   
+
    /*
    list dynamic dns settings
-   returns a array of the site port dynamic dns settings
+   returns an array of dynamic dns settings
    */
    public function list_dynamicdns() {
       if (!$this->is_loggedin) return false;
@@ -624,10 +726,10 @@ public function list_dynamicdns() {
       }
       return $return;
    }
-   
+
    /*
    list port configuration
-   returns a array of the site port configuration
+   returns an array of port configurations
    */
    public function list_portconf() {
       if (!$this->is_loggedin) return false;
@@ -645,10 +747,10 @@ public function list_portconf() {
       }
       return $return;
    }
-   
+
    /*
    list VoIP extensions
-   returns a array of the site VoIP extensions
+   returns an array of VoIP extensions
    */
    public function list_extension() {
       if (!$this->is_loggedin) return false;
@@ -666,10 +768,10 @@ public function list_extension() {
       }
       return $return;
    }
-      
+
    /*
    list site settings
-   returns a array of the site configuration settings
+   returns an array of site configuration settings
    */
    public function list_settings() {
       if (!$this->is_loggedin) return false;
@@ -864,10 +966,10 @@ public function site_ledsoff() {
       }
       return $return;
    }
-    
+
    /*
    list events
-   returns a array of known events
+   returns an array of known events
    */
    public function list_events() {
       if (!$this->is_loggedin) return false;
@@ -889,7 +991,7 @@ public function list_events() {
 
    /*
    list wireless settings
-   returns a array of wireless networks and settings
+   returns an array of wireless networks and settings
    */
    public function list_wlanconf() {
       if (!$this->is_loggedin) return false;
@@ -912,7 +1014,7 @@ public function list_wlanconf() {
 
    /*
    list alarms
-   returns a array of known alarms
+   returns an array of known alarms
    */
    public function list_alarms() {
       if (!$this->is_loggedin) return false;
@@ -934,7 +1036,7 @@ public function list_alarms() {
 
    /*
    list vouchers
-   returns a array of voucher objects
+   returns an array of voucher objects
    */
    public function get_vouchers($create_time="") {
       if (!$this->is_loggedin) return false;
@@ -960,7 +1062,7 @@ public function get_vouchers($create_time="") {
    /*
    create voucher(s)
    parameter <minutes>,<number_of_vouchers_to_create>,<note>,<up>,<down>,<mb>
-   returns a array of vouchers codes (Note: without the "-" in the middle)
+   returns an array of vouchers codes (Note: without the "-" in the middle)
    */
    public function create_voucher($minutes,$number_of_vouchers_to_create=1,$note="",$up=0,$down=0,$Mbytes=0) {
       if (!$this->is_loggedin) return false;
@@ -995,17 +1097,17 @@ public function create_voucher($minutes,$number_of_vouchers_to_create=1,$note=""
    private function exec_curl($url, $data = "") {
       $ch = $this->get_curl_obj();
       curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
-      
+
       if (trim($data) != "") {
          curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $data);
       } else {
          curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, FALSE);
       }
-      
+
       if(($content = curl_exec($ch)) === false) {
          error_log('curl error: ' . curl_error($ch));
       }
-      
+
       if ($this->debug === true) {
          print "<pre>";
          print "\n\n-----cURL INFO---------------\n\n";
@@ -1028,13 +1130,14 @@ private function get_curl_obj() {
       curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, FALSE);
       curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, FALSE);
       curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, TRUE);
-      
+
       if ($this->debug === true) {
          curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_VERBOSE, TRUE);
       }
-      
+
       if ($this->cookies != "") {
-         curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_COOKIE,  $this->cookies);
+         curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_COOKIESESSION, TRUE);
+         curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_COOKIE, $this->cookies);
       }
       return $ch;
    }