[SOLVED] text box sessions problem

[samf_20]

Hi,

 

I got a text box and want to display the data inserted into the text box on the next page via sessions. So far I got...

 

<input type="text" name="txtname" value="<?=$details['txtname']?>" size="45">	</td>

 

and on the second page:

 

<p><b>Name:</b>&#160;<?=$details['txtname']?></p>

 

But I got no information on the second page and in the text box it displays the PHP code?

 

Anyone know way?

 

Thanks,

[ranjuvs]

In the first page set the value to session

session_start();
$_SESSION['txtname'] = $details['txtname'];

 

In the second page do like this

 

session_start(); 

<p><b>Name:</b>&#160;<?= $_SESSION['txtname']?></p>

[lanmonkey]

are you actually assigning $details['txtname'] to a session variable?

 

on page 1 try this:

 

session_start();

...

<input type="text" name="txtname" value="<?=$details['txtname']?>" size="45"> </td>

...

$_SESSION['txtname'] = $details['txtname'];

 

 

 

then on page 2 do this:

 

session_start();

...

<p><b>Name:</b>&#160;<? echo htmlentities(trim(stripslashes($_SESSION['txtname']))); ?></p>

 

 

 

 

 

[samf_20]

Thanks for the quick replys. Strange, im still getting same thing happening, the data doesnt seem to pass onto the next page and on the Textbox its just displays the <?=$details['txtname']?> code instead of it being blank

[ranjuvs]

can you post here your code again?

[lanmonkey]

are you sure PHP is running on your system?

 

do you get loads of info when you do this:

 

<?PHP phpinfo(); ?>

[samf_20]

yes currently I do haev PHP running and gets pages of info  when i do phpinfo().

 

my code:

 

first page session:

 

<?php session_start();
//$_SESSION['details']=null;
$details=$_SESSION['details'];

 

first page text box:

<td width="69%"> <b><font color="#000000"><b><font color="#FF0000"><img src="./star.gif" width="15" height="12"></font></b></font></b> 
	<input type="text" name="txtname" value="<?=$details['txtname']?>" size="45">   </td>
	<? $_SESSION['txtname'] = $details['txtname'];?>
</tr>

 

second page (retrieving session data):

<p><b>Name:</b>&#160;<?= $_SESSION['txtname']?></p>

 

have tried lanmonkeys version of it too and same result appears. :/

[ranjuvs]

First of all $details['txtname'] have no value in the first page. If you really want to keep in  session what you typed in the test box then you have to post the values and then set the session variable with the posted value otherwise if you want to display $details['txtname'] value and bring the same to 2nd page then do as follows

 

<?php
session_start();
$details['txtname'] = 'test';
$_SESSION['txtname'] = $details['txtname'];

?>

<input type="text" name="txtname" value="<?=$details['txtname']?>" size="45">   </td>

 

in the second page

 

<?php
session_start();
?>
<p><b>Name:</b>&#160;<?= $_SESSION['txtname']?></p>

 

 

[samf_20]

just tried it and still nothing is displaying... god I hate php  :'(

[ranjuvs]

what is showing up in the second page. also try adding

error_reporting(E_ALL); at the top of the page.

[samf_20]

originally it didn't display errors but once I put in

 

$details['txtname'] = 'test';
$_SESSION['txtname'] = $details['txtname'];

 

every bit of my page just came up with fatal errors.

 

This textbox part is a small section of a onlineform which involves multi-select boxes, drop downs etc...

[ranjuvs]

what are the errors? let me c

[samf_20]

Fatal error: Call to a member function query() on a non-object in C:\Web_Services\sugar\sams_tests\includes\dealerGuideForm.php on line 250

 

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in C:\Web_Services\sugar\sams_tests\onlineFormPage2.php on line 59

 

 

Fatal error: Call to undefined function showOrderSummary() in C:\Web_Services\sugar\sams_tests\onlineFormPage2.php on line 228

 

[ranjuvs]

these all are errors related to other parts of your code. try fixing that first....

[lanmonkey]

Remember that NOTHING is remembered when you go from one page to another this is what sessions are for, all a session does is store variables in a temporary file on the web server hard drive so that they can be remembered between pages.  But in order to use session EVERY PAGE must have session_start(); at the top

[samf_20]

Thanks for all your help and the quick replys . I had a little toy with the code and got it working.

 

I just stuck with the original on the first page:

 

<?php session_start();
//$_SESSION['details']=null;
$details=$_SESSION['details'];

 

This is code I used on the second page to display the text:

 

<?php
$_SESSION['details'] =$_POST['txtname'];
$infotxtname=$_SESSION['details'];
	echo  $infotxtname.'<br>';
}
?>