Session variable trouble

jakane

I have script one in which I do a session_start(), then register a variable by session_register("admin_status"). I then set the value of the session variable like this $admin_status = 1. I then do a check to see if ($admin_status), and if true do a redirect to another script. The redirect works fine but I can't access the session_variable on script2. I do a session_start() on script2 as well.

The php scripts are embedded in html, but i have <?php session_start(); ?> as the first line of the pages. I also tried setting the auto_session start feature in the php.ini file on with no luck.

I am using version 4.1.2 of php, on a win2k
server running iis5.

Any help is apreciated.

thanks,

Jake

van__

Sessions pull vars from the Global scope.

<?
$GLOBALS['admin_status'] = 1;
session_register('admin_status');
?>

jakane

Van i tried setting the variable like this in the first script:

$GLOBALS['admin_status'] = 1;
session_register('admin_status');

But how do i get at it in the second script, i tried doing session_start() and then just using $admin_status to get at the value with no luck.

Van wrote:

Sessions pull vars from the Global scope.

<?
$GLOBALS['admin_status'] = 1;
session_register('admin_status');
?>

jakane

Van i tried setting the variable like this in the first script:

$GLOBALS['admin_status'] = 1;
session_register('admin_status');

But how do i get at it in the second script, i tried doing session_start() and then just using $admin_status to get at the value with no luck.

Van wrote:

Sessions pull vars from the Global scope.

<?
$GLOBALS['admin_status'] = 1;
session_register('admin_status');
?>

Anon

Hi,

Try this. Pass the session id in the redirect url. If I say redirect url is www.phpbuilder.com then

header("Location: http://www.phpbuilder.com?=SID"). Not sure about the exact syntax. Check the php manual under sessions.

In some servers, session id is not stored as cookies for security reasons. So id has to be passed manually as part of url or hidden field (in case of form submissions).

Regards

Nilesh

van__

echo $GLOBALS['admin_status'];

or you could also call:
echo $_SESSION['admin_status'];

both should be available after your session_start();