Session Problem

[tyler_durden05]

Hi,

I have a login page, verify_user page and a admin homepage. I am trying to display the username of the logged in user at the top of the admin homepage. In verify_user I have the code:

$username = $_POST['username'];

which receives the data from the login page. I then have the code to set the session variable in verify user:

$_SESSION['username'] = $username;

Lastly, when I use $_SESSION['username'] in the admin homepage to display the username, I get the following error:

Notice: Undefined index: username in c:.....admin_home.php

Any suggestions would be much appreciated!
Many Thanks

[Norman_Graham]

Hi Tyler

Do you have session_start() at the top of your page? If not, you can't pick up session variables.

Norm

[tyler_durden05]

Hi there,

Yeah i've got session_start() at the top of the verify_user and admin_home pages! Thats why I can't understand why the error is being posted?!

I'll include below the top lines of each file:

---

verify_user.php

<?php
session_start();
session_unset();
include("sql_connect.php");

$username = $POST['username'];
$SESSION['username'] = $username;
$password = $_POST['password'];
$user_type = ( "admin" || "staff" || "student" );
$loggedIn = false;

...........
?>

---

admin_home.php

<?php
session_start();
echo 'Welcome <font color="#FFFFFF">' .$_SESSION['username']. '</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;';
echo "<a href=\"logout.php\">[ Logout ]</a>";

...........
?>

Any ideas?

[tyler_durden05]

Just thought i'd let u know I found the solution.....

Silly me didn't have the registered_globals turned ON!

At least its sorted now!

Cheers anyway

[chris_davies]

errrm register globals is NOT secure