use: $_SESSION['ses_name'] = 'something'; $_SESSION['ses_pass'] = 'something'; $_SESSION['ses_level'] = 'something';
instead of: > session_register("ses_name"); > session_register("ses_pass"); > session_register("ses_level"); All $_SESSION entries are automatically registered. See the following for more info http://us2.php.net/manual/en/security.registerglobals.php http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.session-register.php olinux --- shaun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Chris Shiflett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- shaun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Using the following code I am able to > authenticate which type of user is > > > visiting my page, however if I try to log in > again with a different type > of > > > user the session variables still assume that the > original user was > logged > > > in, is there a way to reset the session > variables, I have tried > > > session_destroy() and session_unset() but > without success... > > > > > > <?php > > > require("dbconnect.php"); > > > > > > // Assume user is not authenticated > > > $auth = false; > > > > > > // Formulate the query > > > $query = "SELECT * FROM WMS_User WHERE > > > User_Username = '$_POST[username]' AND > > > User_Password = '$_POST[password]'"; > > > > > > // Execute the query and put results in $result > > > $result = mysql_query( $query ) > > > or die ( 'Unable to execute query.' ); > > > > > > // Get number of rows in $result. > > > $num = mysql_numrows( $result ); > > > > > > if ( $num != 0 ) { > > > > > > // A matching row was found - the user is > authenticated. > > > $auth = true; > > > > > > //get the data for the session variables > > > $suser_name = mysql_result($result, 0, > "User_Name"); > > > $suser_password = mysql_result($result, 0, > "User_Password"); > > > $stype_level = mysql_result($result, 0, > "User_Type"); > > > > > > $ses_name = $suser_name; > > > $ses_pass = $suser_password; > > > $ses_level = $stype_level; > > > > > > session_register("ses_name"); > > > session_register("ses_pass"); > > > session_register("ses_level"); > > > > This is the moment where you lose your new session > data. You need to > register > > your session variables before you use them. At > this point, PHP retrieves > the > > session data that is saved for you, and you lose > all of the stuff you did > > above. > > > > Chris > > > > ===== > > Become a better Web developer with the HTTP > Developer's Handbook > > http://httphandbook.org/ > > sorry but you have lost me, surely the > session_register(); function is > storing what I have done above this point, if not > then how would I store the > new values instead? > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php