Hide cart if not logged in

[djlfreak]

I want to hide the shopping cart if the user is not logged in? How do I change this?

 

<div class="col2"><!-- Column 2 start -->

  <div id="leftnav"> 

<?php
require_once 'include/leftNav.php';
?>
</div>

  <div id="minicart"> 
<?php require_once 'include/miniCart.php'; ?>

</div>
</div>
</div>

 

I tried this but it didn't work.

<?php
if (isset($_SESSION['name'])) {
    echo '<div id="minicart">';
} else {
    echo ' ';
}
?>

<?php
if (isset($_SESSION['name'])) {
    require_once 'include/miniCart.php'; ?>
} else {
    require_once ' ';
}
?>

</div>
</div>

 

 

[jd307]

To use sessions, you need to use session_start(); before using $_SESSION.

 

...
session_start();
if(isset($_SESSION['name']))
{
     echo "<div id='minicart'>";
     require_once('include/miniCart.php');
     echo "</div>";
}
...

 

If isset($_SESSION['name'])) returns as false and you don't want anything else to happen, you don't need to set an ELSE within your IF statement.

 

Let me know how you get on.