setting $_SESSION variables

[5leander5]

I am trying to start a session and to set each individual $_POST variable if it has been entered by the user of the form.

the first few lines of my php script code is as follows:

<?php
session_start() ;

foreach($POST as $key => $val)
{
$SESSION[$key] = $val;
}

Will this achieve it's aim? It does not appear to be working at the moment.

I then check each variable from the within the form using:

<input name="Name" type="text" value="<?php if(isset($SESSION['Name'])){
echo $SESSION['Name']; }?>" size="29">

Will this check the variable correctly?

[daarius]

yes, this should work fine. also its better to define session name to your processing, i.e. by using session_name('myForm'); and then do session_start();

if your example is not working, then check your php.ini file for session setitngs, i.e. you may not have defined the temp folder for sessions to save their files in.

[5leander5]

Can I use any name for the session_name or does it have to be the name of the form from which I am receiving the $_POST?

[5leander5]

Where is this php.ini file located? This might be the source of the problem....

[5leander5]

daarius wrote:

yes, this should work fine. also its better to define session name to your processing, i.e. by using session_name('myForm'); and then do session_start();

if your example is not working, then check your php.ini file for session setitngs, i.e. you may not have defined the temp folder for sessions to save their files in.

These are my session variables (using phpinfo())just after I start the session:

session
Session Support enabled

Registered save handlers files user

Directive Local Value Master Value
session.auto_start Off Off
session.bug_compat_42 On On
session.bug_compat_warn On On
session.cache_expire 180 180
session.cache_limiter nocache nocache
session.cookie_domain no value no value
session.cookie_lifetime 0 0
session.cookie_path / /
session.cookie_secure Off Off
session.entropy_file no value no value
session.entropy_length 0 0
session.gc_divisor 100 100
session.gc_maxlifetime 1440 1440
session.gc_probability 1 1
session.name myForm PHPSESSID
session.referer_check no value no value
session.save_handler files files
session.save_path /tmp /tmp
session.serialize_handler php php
session.use_cookies On On
session.use_only_cookies Off Off
session.use_trans_sid On On

Does this provide any guidance on a session problem?