header() function

[biscutty]

Hi, I am working with the following scripts, that enable a user to login to an existing directory named with thier name, the script checks that the directory exists. this much i have working.

If the directory does exist, then a session is started and the $jclogin var is registered as session variable $jcglobal

then using header, the file Contact.php is called in the same directory - this seems to be where the script stops. can anyone see a prob in my code..?

thanks, im just getting going at php so any help would be appreciated..

<?
$wronglogin = $_POST['gojclogin'];
$jclogin = $_POST['gojclogin'];
$jclogin = str_replace(" ","", $jclogin);
$jclogin = strtolower($jclogin);

if(is_dir("../contacts/$jclogin"))
	{
	session_start();
	$_SESSION['jcglobal'] = "$jclogin";

header("Location: Contactsheet.php");
}

else
	{
	echo $wronglogin." is not a valid user.";
	}

?>

[ScubaKing22]

Maybe its just a typo but in your question you said Contact.php and your code says Contactsheet.php

[Muntjewerf]

If I'm right the session_start(); statement must at the first line of your code.

greetz

[benkillin]

no, it does not have to be the first line, only before any output to the browser.