php session problem

[gazuraz]

Basically I am using this code:

if (isset($_SESSION['user'])){

$miloica="logout.php";

$pantelija = "logout";

$sesija =$_SESSION["user"];

}else{

$miloica="login.php";

$pantelija = "login/register";

}

 

When user clicks on log in button, log in form opens in a tick box. After the log in confirmation, script redirects user to its control panel which is also in same tick box. After the user finishes his work, or close tick box the button log in remains the same. And it should be Log out..(by the way my boss wants tick box and I cant trow it out)

[WolfRage]

I have no idea what is wrong and what you want, be more specific, show us some more code and walk us through your logic and expected out come, then you will be helped.

[watsmyname]

Basically I am using this code:

if (isset($_SESSION['user'])){

$miloica="logout.php";

$pantelija = "logout";

$sesija =$_SESSION["user"];

}else{

$miloica="login.php";

$pantelija = "login/register";

}

 

When user clicks on log in button, log in form opens in a tick box. After the log in confirmation, script redirects user to its control panel which is also in same tick box. After the user finishes his work, or close tick box the button log in remains the same. And it should be Log out..(by the way my boss wants tick box and I cant trow it out)

have you started session in the top of the script?? like session_start(); ??

[gazuraz]

Basically  there is no problem whit session, but there is a huge problem  with my boss

 

Session works excellent and I have no problem what so ever with her.

 

/*this code only reads if session is set so it can dynamically format the  button*/ 

 

session_start();

if (isset($_SESSION['user'])){

$miloica="logout.php";

$pantelija = "logout";

$sesija =$_SESSION["user"];

}else{

$miloica="login.php";

$pantelija = "login/register";

}

I have this code on every page beceuse I have one button which is dynamic and if session is set its link shoul be $miloica="logout.php"; and its text should be $pantelija = "logout";

If session is not set its link should be $miloica="login.php"; and its text should be  $pantelija = "login/register". That worked OK, until my boss got an idea to  open a log in form in tick box (another window). So when user logs in and close that new window the main page dose not refresh so the button link remains  $miloica="login.php"; and its text $pantelija = "login/register";

 

So, actual problem lays in impossibility of php to perform a setInterval() function which I could use to determine the session data and perform the button formatting, whit out using some meta refresh function which will only confuse the user.

 

Now my boss heard that that could be done whit AJAX and he persists, but that will set me back for 5 or six days... So my question is - Is it possible to do it using only php. If not, I would rather use AS button whit loadVars() and setInterval() function than AJAX.

[TeNDoLLA]

So what is the problem? As a psudeo code it would be ...

 

if (user_is_logged)
{
    $button = '<a href="page.php?logout">Logout</a>';
}
else
{
    $button = '<a href="login.php">Login</a>';
}

// echo where ever you want your button
echo $button;

 

just change the link in the button accordingly on every page load if needed..

 

edit: added links as a buttons here but you should get the idea.

[gazuraz]

You did not understood me. I already done that. The problem is that user must manually refresh the page from which he used the log in button. Because the log in form opens on another window and not "_self".  So the actual session setting dose not reflect the first page which remains opened. If user clicks on another page button, everything is OK. But if user stays on previous  page...

[WolfRage]

You need to use JavaScript to refresh that other page. PHP is doing everything right, but it can not force the client to refresh the page.

[gazuraz]

OK Thanks, I needed to be sure. I Will use As2  button which will reed the session data without refreshing the page...