My session_starts not working

Kunkka · June 4, 2009

its not working. can someone help me.

i want to see the username which logs in the login page in the home.php

i really dont know y? but even without the proper details in the login form it directs to home page. can somebody help me with that

<?php if(!isset($_SESSION))
{
session_start();
}
?>

<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css" media="all">
@import "css/stylemaster.css";
</style>
<title>Online Examination</title>
</head>

<body>
<div id="page-container"> 
		<div id="header"><h1> </h1>
   </div>
        <div id="main-nav">Main Nav</div>
   <div id="sidebar-a" >
   

<font class="ws8" color="#FF9900" face="Tahoma"></font>
    <?php  echo "Welcome <br><br> ".$_SESSION['username']; 

// prints something like: Wednesday the 15th
	echo date("l \\t\h\e jS");

?>
            
          </div>
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</div>
        <div id="footer"><div id="altnav">
	<a href="#">About</a> - 
	<a href="#">Services</a> - 
	<a href="#">Portfolio</a> - 
	<a href="#">Contact Us</a> - 
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</div>
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</div>
        
</div>

</body>
</html>

here is my login page


<?php

    require($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/config/db_config.php");
    $connection= @mysql_connect($db_host,$db_user,$db_password) or die("Error Connecting");
    mysql_select_db($db_name,$connection);
   
    if (isset($_POST["username"]) && isset($_POST["password"]))
        {
            $username = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST["username"]);
            $password = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST["password"]);
           
            $query = "SELECT * FROM login WHERE Username='$username' and Password='$password'";
           
            echo ($query);
           
           
                $results = mysql_query($query);if(mysql_num_rows($results) == 1)
            {
                $_SESSION['username'] = $_REQUEST['username'];
			 $_SESSION['password'] = $_REQUEST['password'];
                header("Location: home.php");
            }
           
            else
            {
               
                echo '<script type=""text/javascript""> alert("Access Denied! Incorrect Username or Password") </script>';            
               
            }
        }
?>


<head>
<style type="text/css" media="all">
@import "css/stylemaster.css";.style1 {font-size: 10px}
.style3 {font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; }
.style4 {color: #FFFFFF}
body {
background-color: #FFFFFF;
}
</style>
</head>


<body>   

<div id="page-container"> 
		<div id="header"><h1> </h1>
   </div>
        <div id="main-nav">Main Nav</div>
        
        <div id="sidebar-a">  
      
<form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="home.php">
            
          <h3 class="style1">>> Login </h3>
          <pre>User Type :  <select name="usertype" size="1" id="usertype">                       <option selected="selected">Student</option>                       <option>Lectuerer</option>                       <option>Administrator</option>                       </select>                 
          </pre>
          <pre>User Name:   <input name="username" type="text" id="username" value="" size="12px" />           
          </pre>
          <pre>Password :   <input type="password" name="password" id="password" size="12px"/>
          </pre>
          <pre>             <input type="submit" name="Login" value="Submit" />           
          </pre>
<p>Not a member yet?<br>
            <a href="register.php">Register Now!</a></p>
          <p>  </p>
</form>
</div>

     </body>

gevans · June 4, 2009

session_start(); needed on the login page

http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php/topic,37442.0.html

llok at the if/when you get header errors

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