passing objects in sessions

[SAAGALOO]

I hope someone can help me. I've created an object which creates a connection with a database in the constructor. I want the object accesible to all my pages. How can i do it without instantiating a new object on every page?

My first page looks like this:

<?php session_destroy();
session_start();

    include("createFormElement.class");
    $formClass = new createFormElement(); // create object
    $formClass->getPathwayCodeSelectList();
      ?>

second page: (I create the same object again!)

<?php session_start(); ?>

 $pathCode= $pathwayList;

include("createFormElement.class");
$formClass = new createFormElement();
$formClass->getPathwayStudentSelectList($pathCode); ?>


<?php session_register("student");?> // this stores variable from form created on second page

Is there a way to pass object from first page to second??

[Weedpacket]

Um, something like the way it's described in the manual?

[SAAGALOO]

Thanks for the link mate. I think I might have an idea on how to do it now.

[SAAGALOO]

Still can't seem to get code to work. My class is in another file with the file extension 'class'. I've included the file before session_start() but i get an error message saying it's not an object. CAN ANYONE HELP?

Do i need to instatiate the object first before registering it with session_register(). Or do i pass the class itself? If i do i do that i still have to instantiate the object on every page-which is no use.

[fandelem]

The example from the link to the manual that was provided makes a huge assumption: that you have registered globals on.

I would make SURE this is not the problem, by adding your serialized object on page1 to the global $SESSION array ( $SESSION['myinstantiatedobject'] = $myinstantiatedobject ) and then you need to do your includes on page2 first, then start your session, then try and reference it via $_SESSION array.

If this doesn't work, post your code in a similiar format that the manual has (your page1 code, page2 code) and we can help you further.

cheers,

k.