[RESOLVED] Making a session/destroying

[Sacreed]

Its been a while since I have made a session and I use this guild: http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_sessions.asp

But the example they gave me just doesn't seem right...I don't remember it being that easy, here is the ex:

<?php
session_start();
// store session data
$_SESSION['views']=1;
?>

What I want to do with that is store my users data when they log in till they log out.

Like I said: Its been a while since I have made a session.

Now on to destroying a session.

Which one would be best to use if all its doing is logging out the user?

<?php
unset($_SESSION['views']);
?> 

or

<?php
session_destroy();
?> 

Thanks in advance 😃!

[NogDog]

Recommended code on the [man]session_destroy/man manual page:

<?php
// Initialize the session.
// If you are using session_name("something"), don't forget it now!
session_start();

// Unset all of the session variables.
$_SESSION = array();

// If it's desired to kill the session, also delete the session cookie.
// Note: This will destroy the session, and not just the session data!
if (ini_get("session.use_cookies")) {
    $params = session_get_cookie_params();
    setcookie(session_name(), '', time() - 42000,
        $params["path"], $params["domain"],
        $params["secure"], $params["httponly"]
    );
}

// Finally, destroy the session.
session_destroy();
?>

[Sacreed]

Hmm. So wouldn't the session start be a tad bit back words then that?

[NogDog]

You have to do the session_start() first so that the script "knows" which session data it is working with (before it can destroy it).

[Sacreed]

Ok so I have this,right after they login(my authentication page) :

<?php
session_start();
// Use $HTTP_SESSION_VARS with PHP 4.0.6 or less
if (!isset($_SESSION['user'])) {
  $_SESSION[user'] = 0;
} else {
  $_SESSION['user']++;
}
?>

So would that work to store the users data till they hit the logout button? Also i've noticed even with that code,users can still go to lets say town.php and they don't have to be logged in but they can still view the stuff. Thanks for all your help so far.

[Sacreed]

Ok, well, I am founding out more and more I hate making sessions(just don't seem good at it...). I have been messing around with it and I have made it where it echos the username but the problem with that is that it doesn't echo right...it says: Welcome,Array when it SHOULD say: Welcome,Sacred

Here is my code:

<?php
session_start('user');
// Use $HTTP_SESSION_VARS with PHP 4.0.6 or less
if (!isset($_SESSION['user'])) {
  $_SESSION['user'] = 0;
} else {
  $_SESSION['user'] = $_SESSION;
}
?>

Note: That is on all the pages
I know am not doing something right here...just not sure what.

Here is my login form:

<?php if (isset($_SESSION['user'])) {?>
Click <a href="town.php">here</a> to go to the town.
<?php } else {?>
<center>
<form action="check.php" method="post">
<font color="white">Username:</font><br /><input type="text" name="user"><br />
<font color="white">Password:</font><br /><input type="password" name="pass"><br />
<font color="white">E-mail:</font><br /><input type="text" name="email"><br />
<br />
<input type="submit" value="Login">
</form>
<?php }?>

Note: That php code is suppose to make you fill in the form if your not sign in yet and you go somewhere like town.

I don't see why sessions seem so hard :glare: If I can get past this little bit I can get on to the stuff am good at.

Well,thanks in advance, off to school.

[bradgrafelman]

For one, [man]session_start/man doesn't require any parameters, so this:

session_start('user');

should just be:

session_start();

Next, you define $_SESSION['user'] in the first code snippet if it does not exist. Thus, your if() statement condition in the login form will always be true.

[Sacreed]

I have it working now =D Took some time and a lot of help but I got it working. It was almost right in the past just a tad bit off. Its a lot easier then what I thought looking at it know XD Well, thanks for all your help and have a good day! 😃