Passing REFERENCE SESSION variables (session number, etc) INTO Frameset

**LOVEnCompany** · Dec 17 '11, 05:51 PM

I have found I CAN pass variables into FRAMESETS via PHP and SESSION VARIABLES, by doing the following:

in the first file:

Code:

$varname = "variable in question";
$_SESSION['varname'] = $varname;
$substitute_name = $_SESSION['varname'];

IN the FRAMESET:

Code:

<?php
session_start();
$_SESSION['varname'] = $substitute_name;
echo "<html>\n";
echo "<FRAMESET cols=200,*>\n";
echo "<FRAME NAME=FRAME1 SRC=/frame1.php></frame>\n";
echo "<FRAME NAME=FRAME2 SRC=/frame2.php></frame>\n";
echo "</frameset>\n";
echo "</html>\n";
?>

By setting the VARNAME FROM the SUBSITUTED NAME prevents them from interacting and freezing the access, and re-establishes the varname. Do it PRIOR to the HTML declaration, though and it carries into ALL frames.

HOWEVER... you cannot CHANGE it INSIDE a frame, to pass it back, because multiple frames have their OWN instance and changing one does NOT change the other OR the master copy. This only allows establishing PERMANENT REFERENCE variables and passing them INTO the frame.

You MIGHT want to do

Code:

$_SESSION['substitute_name'] = $varname;

as well in the initial declaration just to be sure it gets into the session variables.

Note BOTH files MUST be done with

Code:

<?php
session_start();

pre-declared, ending in

?>

Which just goes without saying.