retrieving data from session id??

[crescent_au@yahoo.com]

Hi all,

Please help me out here.

This is what I have done:

on Page A:
<a href="<?php echo 'pageB.php?item =docs&sSID='.se ssion_id();
?>">Docs</a>

on PageB:
<?php
if ($sSID) {
echo $_SESSION['username']; // THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO READ HERE
switch($_REQUES T['item']) {
case "docs": echo "doc files"; break;
case "reqdocs": echo "other files"; break;
case "misc": echo "miscellane ous files"; break;
default: echo "Invalid query"; break;
}
}
?>

As you can see on PageB, I tried to read the value of
$_SESSION['username'] but it gives nothing. The session file is
correctly created in my /tmp folder with the username field containing
valid data.

Am I missing something?

Thanks
Ben

[m2m tech]

Re: retrieving data from session id??

You have to tell PageB to do something with the session created by
PageA. For example:

session_id ($_GET['sSID'])

but be shure to clean sSID before you use it like this ...



crescent_au@yah oo.com wrote:

Hi all,
>
Please help me out here.
>
This is what I have done:
>
on Page A:
<a href="<?php echo 'pageB.php?item =docs&sSID='.se ssion_id();
?>">Docs</a>
>
on PageB:
<?php
if ($sSID) {
echo $_SESSION['username']; // THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO READ HERE
switch($_REQUES T['item']) {
case "docs": echo "doc files"; break;
case "reqdocs": echo "other files"; break;
case "misc": echo "miscellane ous files"; break;
default: echo "Invalid query"; break;
}
}
?>
>
As you can see on PageB, I tried to read the value of
$_SESSION['username'] but it gives nothing. The session file is
correctly created in my /tmp folder with the username field containing
valid data.
>
Am I missing something?
>
Thanks
Ben
>

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[Mumia W.]

Re: retrieving data from session id??

On 08/15/2006 01:10 AM, crescent_au@yah oo.com wrote:

Hi all,
>
Please help me out here.
>
This is what I have done:
>
on Page A:
<a href="<?php echo 'pageB.php?item =docs&sSID='.se ssion_id();
?>">Docs</a>
[...]

The parameter "sSID" is not the default PHP session id
parameter name, which is PHPSESSID. You might have
'session.name' in your configuration to 'sSID'; I don't know.

Under certain circumstances, PHP automatically sets the
PHPSESSID parameter for you. Read the docs to see if you can
get that to work.

(Follow ups set to alt.comp.lang.p hp)

[Shelly]

Re: retrieving data from session id??


<crescent_au@ya hoo.comwrote in message
news:1155622217 .002064.121000@ 75g2000cwc.goog legroups.com...

Hi all,
>
Please help me out here.
>
This is what I have done:
>
on Page A:
<a href="<?php echo 'pageB.php?item =docs&sSID='.se ssion_id();
?>">Docs</a>
>
on PageB:
<?php
if ($sSID) {
echo $_SESSION['username']; // THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO READ HERE
switch($_REQUES T['item']) {
case "docs": echo "doc files"; break;
case "reqdocs": echo "other files"; break;
case "misc": echo "miscellane ous files"; break;
default: echo "Invalid query"; break;
}
}
?>
>
As you can see on PageB, I tried to read the value of
$_SESSION['username'] but it gives nothing. The session file is
correctly created in my /tmp folder with the username field containing
valid data.
>
Am I missing something?
>
Thanks
Ben

Try adding to all pages at the top in the php area:

session_start() ;

Shelly

[Jahjah92]

Re: retrieving data from session id??

hi,
before trying to retrieve values in $_SESSION , you have to call
session_start() , and php will fill the array of session.
A+

"m2m tech" <tech@m2m.ata écrit dans le message de news:
44e18226$0$1048 0$91cee783@news reader01.highwa y.telekom.at...

You have to tell PageB to do something with the session created by PageA.
For example:
>
session_id ($_GET['sSID'])
>
but be shure to clean sSID before you use it like this ...
>
>
>
crescent_au@yah oo.com wrote:
>

>Hi all,
>>
>Please help me out here.
>>
>This is what I have done:
>>
>on Page A:
><a href="<?php echo 'pageB.php?item =docs&sSID='.se ssion_id();
>?>">Docs</a>
>>
>on PageB:
><?php
>if ($sSID) {
>echo $_SESSION['username']; // THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO READ HERE
>switch($_REQUE ST['item']) {
>case "docs": echo "doc files"; break;
>case "reqdocs": echo "other files"; break;
>case "misc": echo "miscellane ous files"; break;
>default: echo "Invalid query"; break;
>}
>}
>?>
>>
>As you can see on PageB, I tried to read the value of
>$_SESSION['username'] but it gives nothing. The session file is
>correctly created in my /tmp folder with the username field containing
>valid data.
>>
>Am I missing something? Thanks
>Ben
>>

>
>
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[Rik]

Re: retrieving data from session id??

crescent_au@yah oo.com wrote:

Hi all,
>
Please help me out here.
>
This is what I have done:
>
on Page A:
<a href="<?php echo 'pageB.php?item =docs&sSID='.se ssion_id();

>">Docs</a>

>
on PageB:
<?php
if ($sSID) {
echo $_SESSION['username']; // THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO READ HERE
switch($_REQUES T['item']) {
case "docs": echo "doc files"; break;
case "reqdocs": echo "other files"; break;
case "misc": echo "miscellane ous files"; break;
default: echo "Invalid query"; break;
}
}

>>

>
As you can see on PageB, I tried to read the value of
$_SESSION['username'] but it gives nothing. The session file is
correctly created in my /tmp folder with the username field containing
valid data.
>
Am I missing something?

1. session_name() on EVERY page.
2. session_start() on EVERY page.
3. Don't use $sSID, use $_GET['sSid'];

Grtz,
--
Rik Wasmus

[Petr Vileta]

Re: retrieving data from session id??

<crescent_au@ya hoo.compíse v diskusním príspevku
news:1155622217 .002064.121000@ 75g2000cwc.goog legroups.com...

Hi all,
>
Please help me out here.
>
Am I missing something?
>

Yes ;-) You must start session on each page where you want set or get
session infos and close it.

on Page A:
<?php
session_start() ; // THIS IS IMPORTANT
<a href="<?php echo 'pageB.php?item =docs&sSID='.se ssion_id();
session_write_c lose(); // THIS IS IMPORTANT TOO
?>">Docs</a>

on PageB:
<?php
session_start() ; // THIS IS IMPORTANT
if ($sSID) {
echo $_SESSION['username']; // THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO READ HERE
....
session_write_c lose(); // THIS IS IMPORTANT TOO
?>
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