Trouble checking SESSION cookie

[jmr3460]

I am trying to use $_SESSION cookies to verify admin privileges .

I don't understand why this is not working:

/*everything above here is working*/
$session = mysql_fetch_array($session_query);
$type = $session['admin_type'];
$name = $session['admin_name'];
$level = $session['admin_level'];
$_SESSION['type'] = $type;
$_SESSION['name'] = $name;
$_SESSION['level'] = $level;
/*This is returning false*/
  if(isset($_SESSION['type']))
{
    if($_SESSION['type'] == 'regional')
{
header('Location: all_admin.php');
exit();
}
}

What am I not doing right.

[rajivgonsalves]

you failed to mentioned what is not working and exactly your trying to do

[Deoctor]

echo these values and check, also do one thing. use the

unset($_SESSION['type']);unset($_SESSION['name']);unset($_SESSION['level']);

to unset the cookies and clear ur browser and check it out again..

if possible paste ur entire code back here..

so that it would be useful to resolve it properly

[jmr3460]

OK thanks for the fast reply. This block of script is supposed to redirect the user to the regional admin page if the $_SESSION ['type'] is set to regional. When I echo $_SESSION['type'] it echos regional so the session type is set to the correct name I just need the block to return true so the redirect will happen.

[Deoctor]

try this instead of header function

echo "<META HTTP-EQUIV=\"Refresh\" CONTENT=\"1; URL=all_admin.php\">";

[jmr3460]

Sorry for your troubles. I found it. I have been changing some things with the site. I am moving the admin folder to another and I am changing $_COOKIE (which is easy but not as versatile) to $_SESSION. I had an if statement checking for $_COOKIE in front  of the $_SESSION. Thanks for the replies though.