[SOLVED] head scratcher

[tronicsmasta]

hey guys,

 

I restored my server today and reuploaded my files for a mistake i made... now sessions don't work any more

 

if ($_POST['username'] == $username && $_POST['password'] == $password) {
	$_SESSION[valid] = "yes";
	header( "Location: http://marcello.oddoesit.com/main.html");
	exit();
} else {
	$prompt .= "Authentication Failed!<br>";
}

 

error that PHP outputs is

 

Notice: Use of undefined constant valid - assumed 'valid' in /var/www/vhosts/oddoesit.com/subdomains/marcello/httpdocs/index.php on line 21

 

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /var/www/vhosts/oddoesit.com/subdomains/marcello/httpdocs/index.php:21) in /var/www/vhosts/oddoesit.com/subdomains/marcello/httpdocs/index.php on line 22

 

any idea's?

[BlueSkyIS]

you had notices turned off, now they are turned on, giving you that Notice, which in turn causes the Header error.

[tronicsmasta]

I turned on notices because the sessions arent working anymore...

 

for example at the top of each page is

session_start();

if ($_SESSION[valid] != "yes") {
header("Location: http://marcello.oddoesit.com/");
    exit();
    }
?>

 

so i turned on error reporting to find out why i wasnt being redirected and now im in a bind... grr

 

thanks,

 

quinton

[obsidian]

you had notices turned off, now they are turned on, giving you that Notice, which in turn causes the Header error.

Correct. As soon as something is output to the browser, headers have been sent. What you need to do is wrap the "valid" key in your $_SESSION call in quotes to avoid the notice, and things should behave properly.

[tronicsmasta]

turned off error reporting and did as you suggested... still no redirect

 

<?

session_start();

 

if ($_SESSION["valid"] != "yes") {

header("Location: http://marcello.oddoesit.com/");

    exit();

    }

?>

[BlueSkyIS]

i wouldn't turn off any error reporting. i would fix the problems as they are reported.

[tronicsmasta]

lmao

 

 

hey guys...

 

yea...

 

so before i made this backup, i added to the httpd.conf file to parse php in html files also...

 

hehe

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .html