trouble creating session?

notaloser

heres part of my login script.. whats wrong with this here?

this code is for index.php?status=login... index.php tacks on the rest when its loaded and no session is present and it prompts for username and password.. but when submitted, it wont create the session

$querylog = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM admins WHERE (user='".$username."' AND pass='".$password."')");

$numrows = mysql_num_rows($querylog);

if(empty($numrows)) { 
echo "incorrect input";
exit(); 
}else{
session_register('user_session'); 
echo "<META HTTP-EQUIV=\"refresh\" CONTENT=\"0; URL=index.php\">"; 
}

notaloser

sorry so urgent at upping this.. but i really wanna try to get some more work in on this tonight..

anyone?

leatherback

How do you initiate the session?

You do start the top of each page with session_start(); right? Oh, and:

Use $_SESSION[] =
instead of session_register()

notaloser

this code is in loginc.php, and loginc.php is included in index.php?status=login when it can not detect a session. both loginc.php and index.php have session_start(); at the top... i used $_SESSION[] = and it hasnt changed anything

leatherback

try this as else:

else{
$_session['user_session'] = true;
include("index.php");
}

assuming the session_start is present BEFORE the login is included
J.

leatherback

oh wait..
nope.. You are already in index.php. This will be like asking for trouble User header:location to go to a new location.

notaloser

EDIT** you posted that while i was posting this, so im trying that now and seeing what it changes..

new problem with the session_register gone now that ive noticed..

	$_SESSION["user_session"];

i changed the session_register() to that and now the script on index.php that detects sessions, and when no session is detected it uses header to reloate back to index.php?status=login gives me an error..

<?php

if ($status == 'login') {
	include("php/loginc.php");
}else{
	include("php/indexc.php");

if (empty($_SESSION['user_session'])) {
header("Location: index.php?status=login");
}
}

?>

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/n3graphics/domains/n3graphics.com/public_html/notaloser/index.php:30) in /home/n3graphics/domains/n3graphics.com/public_html/notaloser/index.php on line 42

line 42 is the header...

anyone?

leatherback

Do you produce any output before the line 42? e.g. you echo some info out to the screen? That would typically create these errors

notaloser

nope line 42 is the header

notaloser

ok ok ok , good 🙂 the session is registering now.. but the headers cause errors.. if i use the META refresh tags, it works...

the only problem with that is it takes time to refresh and is annoying, and i prefer headers much better.. makes the site look a lot quicker and more professional..

notaloser

damn im solving my own problems.. sorry guys.. i added in an ob_start(); and its working