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[jvrothjr]

I have been asked to update are software we are running I have been able to get the new versions update running but am having issues with SESSION_REGISTER

and declaring session variables. can someone just point me in the right direction. I have seem sessions_reg goes away in php 5.6 so any help to switch now would be great.

[Christian F.]

As you noticed session_register () is indeed deprecated, but the solution is quite easy. Just save the values to the $_SESSION superglobal instead, and it will automatically be saved to the session file by the PHP parser.
As shown in the PHP manual.

Example:

// Assuming we have this variable.
$username = "test";

// Instead of this.
session_register ("username");

// Do this.
$_SESSION['username'] = $username;

[jvrothjr]

so replace


if (substr($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'],-10) <> "header.php") {$_SESSION[referer] = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];}

with


if (substr($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'],-10) <> "header.php") {
$referer = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];
$_SESSION[referer] = $referer;
}

[Christian F.]

You don't need the interim $referer variable there, just set it directly from $_SERVER['HTTP_HEADER']. So the first line is indeed correct.

You also need to have quotes around the index in the $_SESSION array, otherwise PHP will think that you're attempting to use a constant and not a string.
As a little nit-picking, you should be using != to test for inequality. As that's what's expected. I know that <> works in MySQL, but not sure if it does in PHP (never tested).

[jvrothjr]

ok used but still getting error


if (substr($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'],-10) != "header.php") {$_SESSION[referer] = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];}


Notice: Use of undefined constant referer - assumed 'referer' in C:\wamp\apps\testrequest\includes\pconvar.inc on line 2

[Christian F.]

See the first sentence of the second paragraph in my last post.

[jvrothjr]

fixed it right after I posted sorry

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