Login php sessions

[Quinonez]

Im having a problem, which in my head seems to be simple but i cannot
figure it out.

there are 3 pages.

Page 1 (login form)

page 2 (verifies login/pass and begins session. has link to page 3)

Page 3 (displays some info has a link back to page 2)

obviously i only want pages 2 and 3 to be able to be accessed through
the login.

i can get to page 2 and page 3 after login no problem but IF i press
the link on page 3 to page 2 it takes me back to page 1 and i have to
login again.

here is the code

Page 1 (admin.php)
......

<form method="post" action="edit_si te.php">
Name: <input type="text" name="username" >
Password: <input type="text" name="password" >
<input type="submit" value="ENTER">
</form>
......

Page 2 (edit_site.php)

<?php
session_start() ;

$db_user = 'database_user' ;
$db_pass = 'database_passw ord';
$username = $_POST['username'];
$password = $_POST['password'];


$connection = mysql_connect(' localhost', $db_user, $db_pass) or
die(mysql_error ());
mysql_select_db ('database_main ', $connection) or die(mysql_error ());


$query = "SELECT * FROM users
WHERE username='$user name' AND password='$pass word'";

$result = mysql_query($qu ery, $connection) or die('error making
query');
$affected_rows = mysql_num_rows( $result);

if($affected_ro ws == 1) {
$_SESSION['username'] = $username;
}
else {
header( "Location: admin.php" );
}

?>

Page 3 (edit_news.php)


<?php
session_start() ;
if(session_is_r egistered('user name')){

echo 'Welcome, you are still logged in.';

}
else{


header( "Location: admin.php" );
}
?>

any help is GREATLY appreciated. thank you

[MsKitty]

Re: Login php sessions

You need to register the session variable before you set it, thus:
session_registe r("username") ;
$_SESSION['username'] = $username;


Kitty

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[Quinonez]

Re: Login php sessions

i entered that here

Page 2 (edit_site.php)
.....
if($affected_ro ws == 1) {
session_registe r("username") ;
$_SESSION['username'] = $username;
}
else {
header( "Location: admin.php" );
}

?>

doesnt work? is that correct, Shouldnt there be something when i come
back that checks if the session is still good?