[Resolved] Passing variable fullname based on login

[kilbey1]

I've been altering some code. Now, what I want to do is take the authentication from the login page, pass it to another page and have it show up in a field.

Example code:

	echo TableStart();
	echo HeaderEntry(strtoupper("Report Submitted By"), 2);
//taken from database
	echo BoxEntry(3, "Name", $row->PTinjuryRptName, 2);
//taken from database
	echo BoxEntry(1, "Job Title", $row->PTinjuryRptJob, -50);
//taken from database
	echo BoxEntry(2, "Telephone Number", $row->PTinjuryRptPhone, -50);
//MUST BE BASED ON USER LOGIN INFO
	echo BoxEntry(1, "Signature", $fullname);
	echo BoxEntry(2, "Date", date("m/d/Y"));

So on my login page, this is working fine:

	while($row=mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_ASSOC)) {
			$fullname = "$row[Firstname] $row[Lastname]";
			echo '<input type="hidden" name="username" value="'.$fullname.'">';
		   //echo "$Firstname $Lastname";
           //}
		}

      auth_page(); //shows authorized content

Table AUTHENTICATE has fields username, password, Firstname and Lastname.

So how can I get $fullname show in the first portion of code (where signature prints out)? Probably a very simple question...

• Eve

[kilbey1]

Any suggestions? Still no go.

[rheroux]

Use sessions.

Passing data around in hidden fields can be quite cumbersome if you ever need to do it more than a few times.

Just make sure you have session_start(); at the top of any page that you want to use the session variables in.

So, for instance, after authenticating, you could do this:

session_start(); //Make sure this is at the top of the page before any other header output

while($row=mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_ASSOC)) { 
            $fullname = "$row[Firstname] $row[Lastname]"; 
            echo '<input type="hidden" name="username" value="'.$fullname.'">';
$_SESSION['fullname'] = $fullname; 
           //echo "$Firstname $Lastname"; 
           //} 
        } 

      auth_page(); //shows authorized content

And then on the next page, just make sure you have session_start() at the top again and use $_SESSION['fullname'] as the value for the field.

[kilbey1]

THANKFULLY, I was already using sessions! I wasn't sure how to harness their power this way. THANK YOU, you get the candy bar of the day.