Using sessions in php

[ghjk]

In my php application there are two users named as Admin and User. My login page has left side menues and i want to hide some menues to User.I want to use session and how can i do that? Could you please help me?

[Markus]

Well, assuming you know how to use sessions:
[php]
# after a log in
# set a session for Admin or User
$_SESSION['Access'] = "Admin";
# this case is Admin
[/php]

[php]
# show menus?
if($_SESSION['Access'] == "Admin")
{
# include menus
include("admin_ menu.php");
}
else
{
include("user_m enu.php");
}
[/php]

hope this helps!

[ghjk]

Well, assuming you know how to use sessions:
[php]
# after a log in
# set a session for Admin or User
$_SESSION['Access'] = "Admin";
# this case is Admin
[/php]

[php]
# show menus?
if($_SESSION['Access'] == "Admin")
{
# include menus
include("admin_ menu.php");
}
else
{
include("user_m enu.php");
}
[/php]

hope this helps!

Thanks for your reply. But how can i check whether Admin or User. Database has User type field and by using username and password can i do that?

[Markus]

Thanks for your reply. But how can i check whether Admin or User. Database has User type field and by using username and password can i do that?

Well, you'll need a login script for that.
(When the user logs in, you find what access level they have, then assign that to a session)
Do you have one?

[ghjk]

Well, you'll need a login script for that.
(When the user logs in, you find what access level they have, then assign that to a session)
Do you have one?

Could you give me some turorial or link ? Because i'm new to php and still confusing in using sessions.

[Markus]

Could you give me some turorial or link ? Because i'm new to php and still confusing in using sessions.

Sure thing, tizag have a good tutorial on sessions