How to wp_create_user and auto login right after creation

Hello I have a PHP page in a plugin that creates a wordpress user using

$status = wp_create_user($username, $random_password, $email);'

//I tried to use this code after the wp_create_user function

'$creds = array();
	$creds["user_login"] = $username;
	$creds["user_password"] = $random_password;
	$creds["remember"] = true;
	$user = wp_signon( $creds, false );
	$userID = $user->ID;

wp_set_current_user( $userID, $username );
wp_set_auth_cookie( $userID, true, false );
do_action( "wp_login", $username );

echo  is_user_logged_in();

it shows is_user_logged_in as “1”

as soon as I click on another page the user is not logged in.

how can I log a user in right after creating them? and stay logged in?

This is making me tear my hair out

thanks for any advise.

Paul