Content based on user_name

glial

Thanks for you help in advance!

I have a trouble ticket system that I have written that requires login via username and password. I have included "administrator" and its password in the "users" table (mysql).

My question or problem is as follows:

I would like to have a page return results based on the username.

If the username is any name other than (not) "administrator" display some results from mysql. (this it already does)

If the username is "administrator" display the same results as above but include an html form for responding to the "trouble ticket detail" (such as repling to the ticket and/or closing it) Currently this is displayed on a separate page. I am just trying to save a click where I can.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm thinking this may be a "session" area problem, but I am unsure.

Thanks again.

chucklarge

I do something similar on my site. In addition to the mysql table with user and pass, i have a user level. You may not need this for your site.
But you can do this with sessions like you thought. set a session variable when the user logins like

$username       = $_POST[user];
//maybe some user verification here
$_SESSION['username'] = $username;

then on each page that you need to have the appropriate
content, do something like

$username  = $_SESSION['username']; 
if ($username == 'Admin')
  // show admin content here

glial

Great that is about what I was thinking.

So run the usual script basically on the top half of the page as normal, then create a new script for the admin stuff at the bottom while checking for a username admin session before it will display?

Forgive me, just trying to follow you.

<?php
usual content
?>

<?php
if($username==_'Admin')
//show the admin stuff also
?>

Thanks again Chuck

chucklarge

hi,

read up on sessions but basically put 'session_start();' before you use any session variables on ALL pages. Then you can use those session variables anywhere on the page.