this is the username/password validation script which receives the user name and password from a regular form and they are sent correctly
logme_in.php //========================================================================== == <?php session_start(); $username = trim(addslashes($_POST['user_name'])); $pass = trim(addslashes($_POST['password'])); if((empty($_POST['user_name'])) || (empty($_POST['password']))) { header('Location: index.php'); include("login_form"); exit(); } else{ include("db.php"); $sql = "SELECT * FROM members_webdata WHERE user_name='".$username."' AND password='".$pass."'"; $result = mysql_query($sql); $num_return = mysql_num_rows($result); if($num_return ==1) { $row = mysql_fetch_array($result); $_SESSION['uname'] = $row['user_name']; echo "<a href=\"members/main.php\">"."CLICK HERE TO GO TO MEMBERS SECTION"; echo "</a>"; //session_write_close(); // header('Location: members/main.php'."?_SESSION['uname']=". $row['user_name']); } else { } } ?> //======================================================================== this is the page I try to open after logging in but it behaves like if I'm not logged at all members/main.php //======================================================================== <?php session_start(); $user_name = $_SESSION['uname']; if(empty($user_name)) {header('Location: ../../login_first.php'); exit(); } else{// print_r($HTTP_SESSION_VARS['uname']); } ?> <html> ... </html> //======================================================================== //======================================================================== "Dre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > I do know this > and what happen is that the $_SESSION array become empty once I redirect > from the login page (after login) to another members' area page .. !! > > > "Marek Kilimajer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Dre wrote: > > > I don't know why but session variables does not get posted .. is there > any > > > thing in the php.ini that I should configure as > > > I can't find any thing wrong in the code I'm using !! > > > > > > > Session variables are not posted, they are kept on the server. Only the > > session id is sent as a cookie, get or post variable. Session variables > > are available in $_SESSION array -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php