using a session variable

ceanth

i created a session variable using:

$sql2 = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM staff WHERE username = '$username'");
session_register("s_fname");

now i want to use the session variable "s_fname" but how do i call it? i tryed

echo "you are logged in as $SESSION['s_fname']" ;

but it doesnt work

any ideas?

Tekron-X

I am having same problem I think you must do something else in code to use $_SESSION['name'];

I read in here that you can't use session_register() so I am going to the manule to check it out I will let you know what I find.

Tekron-X

Ok I found it read this

Note: Please note when working with sessions that a record of a session is not created until a variable has been registered using the session_register() function or by adding a new key to the $_SESSION superglobal array. This holds true regardless of if a session has been started using the session_start() function.

you can find more info on it here

http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.session.php

also your $SESSION['blah'] should be $_SESSION['blah']

Muntjewerf

Ola,

If you are using $_SESSION (or $HTTP_SESSION_VARS), do not use session_register(). You can find this on php.net

I did it like this:

$_SESSION["login"] = $username;
print_r ($_SESSION["login"]);

Tekron-X

That is what I just told him with the Quote from the manule see I RTFM b4 I post here. 😉

Muntjewerf

Yeah I know, when I was writing my reply, I did not know you already replied to it😃

Tekron-X

Oh lol. I am the kind of independent that only asks if I can't find it in a manule that way people don't start flamin when it is on the first page of the section. 😉

ceanth

NICE cheers guys works a treat now, this is my code hope it helps someone out in the same situation as me:

else
echo "login sucess!";
$sql2 = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM staff WHERE username = '$username'");
while ($staff = mysql_fetch_row ($sql2))
$SESSION["s_fname"] = $staff[3];
print_r ($SESSION["s_fname"]);

enjoy 😃