[RESOLVED] $_SESSION

alpachino

hi. i am passing value into session variable as=> $SESSION['usertype']="user";
then i am submitting form which takes control through action to new page.
on that page i want to receive $SESSION['usertype'] value.
so at the top of the page i am writing
session_start();
print_r($_SESSION);
it's giving me an empty array.but, i am able to receive cookies set on last page.why?
please help me out with this.......

NogDog

Did you do a session_start() on the first page before you set the $_SESSION value? (Sorry if it's obvious, but sometimes it's the simple things that cause problems.) Also, have you checked the PHP error logs (or turned on all error display) to verify that the session_start() on each page is working? Lastly, you might want to echo session_id() on each page to make sure they are using the same ID. If not, let us know, and we can look further into that.

alpachino

yes i've checked echo session_id() on each page it's same.i can fwd u code if u want to take a look..

NogDog

You might try a print_r($SESSION) at the end of the first script, just to verify that it has the desired values. Also look out for anyting like unset($SESSION); as doing that destroys the special super-global nature of $_SESSION.

alpachino

i've checked it already. i am not using unset($SESSION); newhr. just tell me that i am receiving cookies on next page is that means my sessions working. and i should receive the $SESSION???(i am sure it's working as i'am getting same session_id.)

NogDog

Yes, if the 2nd page's session_id is the same as the first's, then the session cookie is being properly propagated and received. You might want to try some really simple experiment to see if there is something odd with the configuration or environment.

page1.php:

<?php
ini_set('display_errors', 1);
error_reporting(E_ALL);
session_start();
$_SESSION['test'] = "This is a test.";
?>
<p><a href='page2.php'>Go to next page</a></p>

page2.php:

<?php
ini_set('display_errors', 1);
error_reporting(E_ALL);
session_start();
print_r($_SESSION['test']);
?>
<p><a href='page1.php'>Back to page 1</a></p>

alpachino

thanks fr ur help but it was a silly mistake. very stupid. i've included a file which had a

<a style="text-decoration:none" href="admin.php"><i>sign out<?php session_destroy(); ?></i></a> .