Session variables and include

[fross]

hi, another question...

i'm trying to store some variables in the session, using $HTTP_SESSION_VARS. i've got this working with trivial examples so i know my server's set up to work that way. my problem is when i try to start using include files.

The structure i want is something like this:

page.php
->include startup.php (which sets up some constants, and session_start and session_register for the variables i want to share)
->include module1 (a bit of code which outputs some of the page)
->include module2 (a bit of code which outputs some more of the page)

i am setting the session variable in module1. if i read it back from HTTP_SESSION_VARS within module1, i get the value, so i know it's being set correctly. however, i try to read that value in module2, and i just get a blank - it thinks it's not set.

is the session not shared between these two files? is there something else i can do? i dont want to have to rely on cookies for this, and global variables would be a bit messy, i'd like to use the session object if possible.

help!!

david

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Are you accessing the session vars inside a function?

[fross]

vincent wrote:

Are you accessing the session vars inside a function?

both inside a function and not. neither work. 🙁

[fross]

yes, i forgot the global... someone shoot me now...

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"pow" 🙂

[marciom]

Hello,
I was in the same problem... I could not store some variables in the session using a class. I solved the problem when I put global, but I don't understood why this solution works !? Anybody could explain for me !?
Well, any way... thanks for your help!

[Anon]

I have a site and I have tried every suggestion and I cannot seem to store my session info they are continually blank?
I have two files :
index.php

<?
session_start();
session_register("UNAME");
session_register("PASS");
session_register("module");
$module="login.php";
global $UNAME,$PASS, $module;
include "$module";
?>

login.php

<?php

function showlogin($username="", $password="") {
global $UNAME, $PASS;

?>
<FORM ACTION="<?=$PHP_SELF?>" METHOD="Post">
Username:<INPUT TYPE=text NAME=username VALUE="<?echo $username?>">
<BR>
Password:<INPUT TYPE=text NAME=password VALUE="<?echo $password?>">
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="login">
</FORM>
<?
$UNAME=$username;
$PASS=$password;
}

if(!isset($UNAME)||!isset($PASS)) {
showlogin();
}
else
{
$passwd="test";
if ($PASS==$passwd)
{
echo("logged in");

}
else
{
echo("There was problem with your username or password<BR>");
showlogin($UNAME,$PASS);

}
}
?>