How keep Session ID(variable) alive?

azn4ever

How can I made the SESSION alive for several pages... i.e... If I login in Main.php... that session variable is only avialable within that page only, the moment I change to different page, that session id doesn't exist on current page..... how can I make that variable avialable to all pages that require the SESSION id?.... any help would be greatly appreciated....thankx.

Azn4ever.

MtPHP2

Ok just put the following on each page you wish to include the variable on.
$varname = $_SESSION['varname'];

rejoice

The make several pages with the same SESSION ID, you must put session_start() in those pages.

try something like this in your pages... you will find the session id of these pages is SAME.

<? session_start(); ?>
<HTML>
<BODY>
<? echo session_id(); ?>
<A HREF="next.page">NEXT</A>
</BODY>
</HTML>

trooper

In order to have session data available across pages session_start() must be put at the top of all pages where you will want to use the session data.

HTH

rayphp

carrying session vars accross pages will work if you DON'T USE A JAVA MENU. I have been thru an in depth cycle of testing this. When using a html menu or a form post it will work fine i.e.

//pg_one.php
<?php
session_start();
$_SESSION["var1"] = $something;

...
some html/php code points to pg_two.php...
...
?>

//php_two.php
<?php
session_start();
...
echo "you need to use \$var1 : ".$_SESSION["var1"];
?>

now i know that this code might seem mundane to the php boffs, yet if there is a java menu that points to pg_two.php you will lose the session and all vars with it.

i humbly challenge all php boffs to prove me wrong.