Passing variables with window.location

[avincent]

I am trying to pass a session variable from one page to another, but every time I use the following code you are directed to the right page, but it will not display the content of that page. It seems as if the variable is never making it to that next page. Any suggestions.

 

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index.php:

 

<?php

session_start();

include "db_connect.php";

if(!isset($_POST['submit']))

{

?>

 

//Display the page here

 

<?php }else{

 

  $user = protect($_POST['user_name']);

  $pass = protect($_POST['password']);

 

if($user && $pass)

{

$pass =($pass); //compare the encrypted password

$sql="SELECT user_name,company_name FROM `user` WHERE `user_name`='$user' AND `password`='$pass'";

$query=mysql_query($sql) or die(mysql_error());

 

    if(mysql_num_rows($query) > 0)

    {

      $row = mysql_fetch_assoc($query);

      $_SESSION['user_name'] = $row['user_name'];

      $_SESSION['company_name'] = $row['company_name'];

 

  echo "<script type=\"text/javascript\">window.location=\"client-resources.php\"</script>";

    }

    else

  {

    echo "<script type=\"text/javascript\">

alert(\"Username and password combination is incorrect!\");

window.location=\"index.php\"</script>";

  }

}

else

{

  echo "<script type=\"text/javascript\">

alert(\"You need to gimme a username AND password!\");

window.location=\"index.php\"</script>";

}}?>

 

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redirected page code:

 

<?php

session_start();

?>

 

<div id="main-content"> 

<?php

if(isset($_SESSION['user_name']))

{

$user_name = $_SESSION['user_name'];

 

include ("inc/client-resources/client-resources.php");

 

 

}

?>

[avincent]

I also put a

 

}else{

 

echo "nope";

}

 

after the landing page to see if the $_SESSION['user_name']; was set and got the "nope" error

[avincent]

This is they way the code looks this morning. Still not able to get the variable $_SESSION['user_name'] to pass to the next page.

 

----------------------

index.php:

 

session_start();
   include "db_connect.php";
   if(!isset($_POST['submit']))
   {

 

//Display the page here

 

}else{

  $user = protect($_POST['user_name']);
  $pass = protect($_POST['password']);

if($user && $pass)
{
$pass =($pass); //compare the encrypted password
$sql="SELECT user_name,company_name FROM `user` WHERE `user_name`='$user' AND `password`='$pass'";
$query=mysql_query($sql) or die(mysql_error());

    if(mysql_num_rows($query) > 0)
    {
      $row = mysql_fetch_assoc($query);
      $_SESSION['user_name'] = $row['user_name'];
      $_SESSION['company_name'] = $row['company_name'];
     
     echo "<script type=\"text/javascript\">window.location=\"client-resources.php\"</script>";
    }
    else
   {
    echo "<script type=\"text/javascript\">
   alert(\"Username and password combination is incorrect!\");
   window.location=\"index.php\"</script>";
   }   
}
else
{         
   echo "<script type=\"text/javascript\">
   alert(\"You need to gimme a username AND password!\");
   window.location=\"index.php\"</script>";
}}

 

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redirected page code:

 

  
session_start();

 

<div id="main-content"> 

 

if(isset($_SESSION['user_name']))
{
$user_name = $_SESSION['user_name'];

include ("inc/client-resources/client-resources.php");

}else{
   echo "nope";
}