__PHP_Incomplete_Class in php session

[billy_111]

Hi everyone,

 

I have a problem and i don't know how to solve it. Basically i am setting up a login. I have a Database & Person Class, and i am using an MVC structure. This is my code:

 

Models/Database.class.php

 

<?php
require_once('Person.class.php');

class Database {
    protected $mysqli;

    public function sanitise($data) { // Escapes parameters before sending SQL query
        foreach($data as $key => $value){
            $data[$key] = $this->mysqli->real_escape_string($value);
        }
        return $data;
    }

    public function __construct($host, $username, $password, $dbname) {
        $this->mysqli = new mysqli($host, $username, $password, $dbname);
        if ($this->mysqli->errno){
            echo 'Unable to connect'.$this->mysqli->error;
            exit();
        }
    }

    public function login($username, $password) { // Login
        $data = $this->sanitise(array('email'=>$username, 'password'=>$password));
        $sql = 'SELECT * FROM hussaini_members
            WHERE email = \''.$data['email'].'\' AND password = \''.$data['password'].'\'';
        $results = $this->mysqli->query($sql);
        $personArray = array();
        while($row = $results->fetch_array(MYSQLI_ASSOC)) {
            $personArray[] =  new Person($row);
        }
        return $personArray;
    }

    public function __destruct() {
        $this->mysqli->close();
    }
}

 

Models/Person.class.php

 

<?php

class Person {
    public $id, $email, $password, $forename, $surname, $address, $postcode, $date_added;

    public function __construct($dbrow) {
        $this->id = $dbrow['ID'];
        $this->email = $dbrow['email'];
        $this->password = $dbrow['password'];
        $this->forename = $dbrow['forename'];
        $this->surname = $dbrow['surname'];
        $this->address = $dbrow['address'];
        $this->postcode = $dbrow['postcode'];
        $this->date_added = $dbrow['date_added'];
    }

    public function getId(){
        return $this->id;
    }

    public function getEmail(){
        return $this->email;
    }

    public function getPassword(){
        return $this->password;
    }

    public function getForename(){
        return $this->forename;
    }

    public function getSurname(){
        return $this->surname;
    }

        public function getAddress(){
        return $this->address;
    }

    public function getPostcode(){
        return $this->postcode;
    }

    public function getDateAdded(){
        return $this->date_added;
    }
}

 

Then in my login.php file i have this:

 

<?php
$view->pageTitle = 'Login';
require_once('Models/Database.class.php');
$database = new Database('localhost', '*****', '', '******');
session_start();

$message = "";

  if(isset($_POST['submit']))
  {
    $personArray = $database->login($_POST['email'], $_POST['password']);
    if(sizeof($personArray) == 1) {
      $_SESSION['currentUser'] = $personArray[0];
      $_SESSION['loggedin'] = true;
      $message = "";
      header ("Location: homepage");
    }
    else {
      $message = "<span style=\"color:#00cc00\">Invalid user credentials.</span>";
    }
  }
    
require_once('Views/login.phtml');

 

Now when i want to display the session i write this:

 

<?php echo $_SESSION['currentUser']?>

 

But i get an error saying:

 

Catchable fatal error: Object of class __PHP_Incomplete_Class could not be converted to string in G:\xampp\htdocs\Manstore\Views\template\header.phtml  on line 24

 

I realised that this was because i needed to include my Person class before session_start(); so i now have this in my header of the page:

 

<?php
require_once('Models/Database.class.php');
session_start();
$database = new Database('localhost', '****', '', '****');
?>

 

And then try echoing out the $_SESSION['currentUser'] but now i get another error:

 

Catchable fatal error: Object of class Person could not be converted to string in G:\xampp\htdocs\Manstore\Views\template\header.phtml  on line 24

 

What does this mean? And how can i fix this?

 

I would really appreciate any help. Sorry for all my code i thought it was necessary to show you exactly what i am trying to do so you can find the error..

 

Thanks again

 

Kind regards

Billy

[trq]

$_SESSION['currentUser'] is an object (of type Person), you can't echo an object. Maybe you meant....

 

echo $_SESSION['currentUser']->getForename();

[billy_111]

Perfect answer, thank you so much!

 

Much appreciated.

 

Just something for advice, would it be wise to create a Session.class file to manage the sessions instead of in the login.php page?

 

If so, how could i do this with the code i already have?

 

Thanks again.

[trq]

You could create a session object but it won't replace your login.php page code, you still need to call objects to be able to use them.

 

ps: Your login method doesn't belong in the database object either.

[billy_111]

Ok, so should i simply create another class called login.class.php and include the login function within there?

 

Is there a specific reason why you have suggested the login not to be in the database class?

 

thanks, i appreciate the advice

[trq]

Ok, so should i simply create another class called login.class.php and include the login function within there?

 

Yeah, something like that. Maybe, an Authenitcate[/m] class?

 

Is there a specific reason why you have suggested the login not to be in the database class?

 

Because it has nothing to do with a database.

 

You could also remove all those variable assignments from your Person objects constructor and simply have your login method return an already constructed Person. Something like.....

 

public function login($username, $password) { // Login
  $data = $this->db->sanitise(array('email'=>$username, 'password'=>$password));
  $sql = '
    SELECT * FROM hussaini_members
    WHERE email = \''.$data['email'].'\' AND password = \''.$data['password']. "' LIMIT 1";
  if ($results = $this->db->query($sql)) {
    if ($results->num_rows()) {
        return $results->fetch_object('Person');
    }
  }
  return false;
}

[billy_111]

Thanks a lot,

 

You've been a great help.

 

Kind Regards

Billy