SOS! session variable not registered...

wanda46

I have such a problem...

In my first file, I used:

session_start();
session_register("username");
session_register("password");
echo "<meta http-equiv='Refresh' content='0; URL=secondfile.php?PHPSESSID=<?php echo $PHPSESSID;?>'>";

to register the two varaibles: $username and $password.

The secondfile.php tried to ouput the two variables, but nothing show up...

In older version php, I do not meet such a problem. I am now using 4.2.2 PHP.

Thanks for your help.

Bijan

Try using the $SESSIONS array:

$_SESSIONS["username"] = $username;
$_SESSIONS["password"] = $password;

This way you don't need to use session_register.

wanda46

Ok, now I changed the first file to:

session_start();
$SESSIONS["username"] = $username;
$SESSIONS["password"] = $password;
echo "<meta http-equiv='Refresh' content='0; URL=secondfile.php?PHPSESSID=<?php echo $PHPSESSID;?>'>";

When I tried to use the two variables at secondfile.php, shall I use $username or $_SESSIONS["username"] ? I tired both, no one worked.

I find my local value of register_globals is on and master value is off. Does this affect anything?

Bijan

Hey, sorry! My mistake! You should use $SESSION array, not $SESSIONS, it's not plural!

wanda46

I tried _SESSION, still did not work!

Bijan

Well, I dunno! It should work. You should write something like this in your first page:

session_start();
$_SESSION["un"] = "my un";

And in your second page:

session_start();
print $_SESSION["un"];

I find my local value of register_globals is on and master value is off. Does this affect anything?

Well, to be absolutely honest, I don't know! Sorry, I'm not that knowledgable, just trying my best to help! 🙂

wanda46

Wow! You did help me a lot.

I got it. I think the reason is that in my secondfile.php, I did not say session_start() before using that variable.

In older version PHP, I never used session_start() to call variable...

Thank you very much!