Session Variable Problem

[ejwf]

I am having problems setting session variables.
I have this code;

session_start();
         $_SESSION['password'] = $password;
         $_SESSION['username'] = $username;	 
         $_SESSION['UserId'] = $row1[0];

I know that $password has a valid output on this page as I can echo it out, likewise $username.

but when I try to echo the following code on the next page

echo "$_SESSION['password']";

it does not output anything

WHY !?!

I know this means that the session variables aren't being carried over to the next page, but I cannot see why

thanks in advance

[LordShryku]

Did you session_start() on the second page also? You also shouldn't use quotes around it...

[ejwf]

Yes, on every page after the first one where the session variables are supposed to be registered I have session_start (), at the very beginning of the code.

What do you mean about the quotes? I have tried echoing the $_SESSION variables with no quotes but that gives a parse error.

Can you advise how I can test the $_SESSION variables on every page to see whether they are working and where it is breaking down.

thanks

[LordShryku]

Since $SESSION is an array, on the second page, all you need is this to test

session_start();
print_r($_SESSION);

[ejwf]

thanks for this, but all I am getting is
array ()

so I know that the Session variables haven't been set.
Any ideas about where I have gone wrong in the original code to set the session variables?

many thanks