[Resolved] Sessions Help Please

[obrienkev]

Hi all,

Having a problem registering sessions.

The login code works fine but when I go to another page after logging in the session does not exist.

Why is this??

Used this in both pages:

<?php
session_start();
?>

Login Code:

$query = "select * from admin where username = '$username'
		 and password = '$password'" or die(mysql_error());
		$result = mysql_query($query);
		if (mysql_num_rows($result)>0)
		{
			// if they are in the database register the user id
			$HTTP_SESSION_VARS['valid_user'] = $username;
		}
		else {
			echo '<p>Unable to log in<br /><br />';
			echo '<a href="#" onClick="history.go(-1)">Go Back</a></p>';
			}

	// Check if registered session variable
	if (isset($HTTP_SESSION_VARS['valid_user']))
	{
		echo '<p>You are logged in as: '.$HTTP_SESSION_VARS['valid_user'].'<br /><br />';
		echo '<a href="../one.php">M-Lists</a><br /><br />';
		echo '<a href="logout.php">Logout</a></p><br />';
	}
	else
	{
		if (isset ($username))
		{
			// if they tried and failed to log in
			echo '<p>Could not log you in</p>';
		}
	}

	?>

[Installer]

Are you using v.5? If so, what's the value of "register_long_arrays" in your php.ini?

In any case, you should be using "$_SESSION".

[Weedpacket]

Where is $username coming from?

[obrienkev]

$username coming from form field.

Using php4

Any ideas??

[Installer]

Is the code you posted inside a function?

[obrienkev]

Solved! Syntax error.

Thanks all!!