2 sessions

jaddy

Hi,
Assume that I have 2 sessions, Session1 & Session2 .

If I create Session1 and then register var1 in file1.php, then I get trough some other files (filea.php, fileb.php,...) until I reach file2.php which create the Session2 that register var2.

Can I see the value of var1 inside file2.php?

I mean does creating other session let you still using the variables registered in the first session.

thx

enterume

as long as you have created the session, and didn't session_unregister() it, you able to accession that session among all your files.

Weedpacket

Originally posted by jaddy
Hi,
Assume that I have 2 sessions, Session1 & Session2 .

What do you mean, two sessions? The point of sessions is to have one per user session.

Every time you use session_start() during a user serssion it starts the same user session; it only creates a new one if there isn't one already there.

If you give them different names, you can start them independently of each other, but what conceivable use would that be - especially if you want to transfer values back and forth?

jaddy

THX.

In my case, I have 2 areas (public area and admin area).
I want to make sure that each area has its own session and its own variables.

For example, in the public area, there is no need for the session variable $login_name.

So the point is that I want to split variables between these 2 sessions and organize the work better.
Is it a right policy??

thx...

Weedpacket

If you don't want to use $login_name, then don't register it.

You should be using the $SESSION[] (or $HTTP_SESSION_VARS[]) array anyway - for safety and performance reasons. But then, if you don't want to use $SESSION['login_name'], then don't.

Either way, there's no reason I can see to use two sessions. Especially if you've got some need to switch from one to the other.

If you want certain pages to look different depending on whether the login is public or administrator, then just use a session variable and store some appropriate value in it. $_SESSION['login_type']=='public' or 'admin' or whatever.