struggling with sessions

[marcnyc]

this is my first time using sessions and I am struggling

I have a password form, when the password is entered correctly I do this:

session_start();
$_SESSION['pw'] = $pw;

at the top of the page I have this:

	if ( isset($_SESSION['pw']) ) {
		echo 'logged';
		$tbs_logged = 1;
	} else {
		echo 'NOT logged';
		$tbs_logged = 0;
	}

Somehow every time I reload the page (without closing the browser and without letting hours go by) it always says I am NOT logged...

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks

[devinemke]

are you calling [man]session_start[/man] on every page?

[marcnyc]

but only if the password is entered correctly in the log in form... in other words the session_start() only happens if a form with the correct pw is submitted

[devinemke]

you need to call [man]session_start[/man] on every page request that uses sessions

[marcnyc]

thanks, I thought it was the opposite