[Resolved] Not able to register a SESSION

[stenk]

Can not explain why this does not work for me.

show_session_var.php

<?php

// set up a session
session_start();

// declare a variable and give it a value
$my_favourite_colour="blue";

// register the variable to the session
session_register("my_favourite_colour");

// show a hyperlink to get to the next page
echo "<A HREF='show_session_var.php'>Click here to go to the next page</A>";
?>

register_session_var.php

<?

// continue using the session
session_start();

// show the variable's value
echo "My favourite colour is ... ".$my_favourite_colour;
?>

In my browser it will only echo "My favourite colour is ... " .

Not sure what the issue is.
I am using wamp5 (PHP5.0, Apache) with registered_globals=off

Thanks for your time.

Regards,

[Mordecai]

The problem is that you are using register_globals off. (Mind you, it's a good thing that you do have them off, but you're coding as if they are on.)

Instead of using

$my_favourite_colour="blue";
session_register("my_favourite_colour");

, just use: [FONT=courier new]$_SESSION['my_favourite_colour'] = 'blue';[/FONT]

And on the next page, use

session_start();
echo 'My favourite colour is ... ', $_SESSION['my_favourite_colour'];
?>

Hope that helps.

[stenk]

Mordecai,
Many thanks for your help with this issue. This is now resolved and SESSIONS are so much easier to understand.

Again thank you Mordecai.

Kind regards,