NP. You only have to start a session if you want to access any session variable. You could always including the code in a header.inc file that gets included in every php script, that way you wont forget to start the session.
> -----Original Message----- > From: murugesan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, 25 August 2003 17:14 > To: Cody Phanekham; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PHP] RE: Unable to get the values in next page > > > Thanks for the reply.Actually I don't know that I have to include the > start_session in every page. > I GOT it ATLAST. > > Regards > -murugesan. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cody Phanekham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 12:26 PM > Subject: [PHP] RE: Unable to get the values in next page > > > > main.php > > ----------------- > > echo $failed;// this is null here > > -----------------> > > did you start the session in main.php before "echo $failed;"? eg > <? > session_name("mysessionname"); > session_start(); > ?> > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: murugesan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, 25 August 2003 16:46 > > To: Cody Phanekham; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Unable to get the values in next page > > > > > > I did as what you said. But the problem now is that I am not > > able to get the > > values in the next page. > > > > index.php > > -------------- > > session_name("mysessionname"); > > session_start(); > > ---------------> > > > > auth.php > > ----------------- > > $failed="yes"; > > session_register('failed'); > > header ("Location: /main.php"); > > -----------------> > > > > main.php > > ----------------- > > echo $failed;// this is null here > > -----------------> > > > > What might be the problem ? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Murugesan. > > > > > > > > > Murugesan, > > > > > > I'll assume your redirecting the user to main.php because > > (s)he has passed > > > the authentication routine... in that case just store the > > username and > > > password as a session variable that way you wont need to > > pass the username > > > and password via the url. > > > > > > auth.php, [just before the call to header()]: > > > <? > > > session_register('empid'); > > > session_register('pwd'); > > > header ("Location: /main.php"); > > > ?> > > > > > > then in main.php you need to start your session to access > > the session > > > variables > > > <? > > > session_name("yoursessionname"); > > > session_start(); > > > // you now have access to $empid and $pwd > > > echo "<br>your employee id = $empid and the password > you typed was > > $pwd"; > > > ?> > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: murugesan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Monday, 25 August 2003 15:18 > > > > To: Cody Phanekham; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Re: [PHP] How to open random Flash page with hyperlink? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the information. > > > > In the code you provided > > > > > > > > ----if ((!$passwd) || (!$username)) // user hasnt logged in > > > > { > > > > ..... > > > > > > > > Actually I have implemented this in a separate page. > > > > > > > > That is upon sign up of the <form> in the index page > > > > I call a new page auth.php > > > > In that file > > > > I have done this authentication and called the function > > > > header ("Location: /main.php?empid=$empid&pwd=$pwd"); > > > > > > > > Actually when passing this URL the password appears in the > > > > address bar. > > > > How to over come this? It will be very much usefull if I get > > > > the answer. > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > -Murugesan > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -------------- > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -------------- > > > > - > > > > Ok lets say you want every user to login before they can > > > > access other parts > > > > of your site. > > > > > > > > index.php: > > > > <? > > > > session_name("mysessionname"); > > > > session_start(); > > > > session_register("s_authed"); > > > > $s_authed = 0; // initialize session flag > > > > > > > > if ((!$passwd) || (!$username)) // user hasnt logged in > > > > { > > > > // display login form > > > > ... > > > > } > > > > else > > > > { > > > > // retrieve database username and password here > > > > ... > > > > // check if they match > > > > if (($db_passwd == $passwd) && ($db_username == $username)) > > > > { > > > > $s_authed = 1; // user has been authorised > > > > // redirect to real page > > > > echo " > > > > <script> > > > > window.location='main.php' > > > > </script>"; > > > > } > > > > } > > > > ?> > > > > > > > > main.php: > > > > <? > > > > session_name("mysessionname"); > > > > session_start(); > > > > if (!$s_authed) // check access > > > > { > > > > // user hasnt been authorised, therefore redirect to > login page > > > > echo " > > > > <script> > > > > window.location='index.php' > > > > </script>"; > > > > } > > > > else > > > > { > > > > // display page > > > > ... > > > > } > > > > ?> > > > > > > > > > > > > if a user tries to access main.php directly without logging > > > > in they will be > > > > redirected to index.php > > > > > > > > checkout http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.session.php for > > > > more information > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the message. > > > > > Can you please tell me how to do session authentication?. > > > > > > > > > > -murugesan > > > > > ************************************************************** > ************** > ********* > This e-mail, including any attachments to it, may contain confidential > and/or personal information. > If you have received this e-mail in error, you must not copy, > distribute, or > disclose it, use or take any action > based on the information contained within it. > > Please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail of the > error and then > delete the original e-mail. > > The information contained within this e-mail may be solely > the opinion of > the sender and may not necessarily > reflect the position, beliefs or opinions of Salmat on any issue. > > This email has been swept for the presence of computer > viruses known to > Salmat's anti-virus systems. > > For more information, visit our website at www.salmat.com.au. > ************************************************************** > ************** > ********* > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
