on linux server this code is going into infinite loop

[ahmedyk]

The following PHP Code is going into infinite loop on linux redhat server :

<?
if (!session_start()) {
$chronerr->halt(22,"Session Management");
}
else {
if (!session_is_registered("loggedin") && $FileName != "login") {
header("Location: login.php");
}
else {
if (!$loggedin && $FileName != "login") {
header("Location: login.php");
}
}
}

?>

Can someone help me to point out the error?

Thank you.

[djjjozsi]

session_is_registered gives you back true or false:

if(session_is_registered()==false)   // this will test you that session has been started jet
$chronerr->halt(22,"Session Management");   //but     you have to start session somewhere! session_start();

You can't use session_start/header location after you have already sent content to the browser.

if FileName is a session variable use $SESSION["FileName"] , if it's not then use the $GET or $_POST

then:

if(empty($_SESSION["loggedin"]) AND $_SESSION["FileName"] != "login")
header("Location: login.php");

And please use the

[code=php]

[/code] codes around your php codes, thank you.

[Weedpacket]

The most glaring fault with it is that it looks about eight years old 🙂. You'll want to update it according to how PHP handles [man]sessions[/man] these days before it breaks totally.

Aside from that, I don't see why it shouldn't keep looping: when do $FileName and $loggedin get their values?