Why does this only work with deprecated code? Please help

[Zola]

Hi,

 

I am having difficulties with the login section on a website.

 

I have tried to update the old funtion names which have been deprecated, but when I do this the login will not work.

 

This is the log.php file, (this is required by index.php on the restricted directory to access the page).

 

<?php session_start(); ?>


<?php

$hostname = "..";
$username = "..";
$password = "..";
$database = "..";

$link = MYSQL_CONNECT($hostname,$username,$password);

mysql_select_db($database); 
?>

<?php

if($_GET['action'] == "login") {
$conn = mysql_connect("..","..","..);
$db = mysql_select_db(".."); //Your database name goes in this field.
$name = $_POST['user'];
$ip=$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
$var = mysql_real_escape_string($var);
$country = file_get_contents('http://stonito.com/script/geoip/?ip='.$ip);
$q_user = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM customer WHERE username='$name'");

?>

<?php
               $insert_query = ("INSERT INTO login(username, ip, country) VALUES ('$name','$ip','$country');");
               mysql_query($insert_query) or die('Error, insert query failed');

?>

<?php
if(mysql_num_rows($q_user) == 1) {

$query = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM customer WHERE username='$name'");
$data = mysql_fetch_array($query);
if($_POST['pwd'] == $data['password']) {
session_register("name");
header("Location: ../index.php?un=$name"); // This is the page that you want to open if the user successfully logs in to your website.
exit;
} else {
header("Location: ..");
exit;
}
} else {
header("Location: ..");
exit;
}
}

// if the session is not registered
if(session_is_registered("name") == false) {
header("Location: login.php");
}



?>

 

The two old code parts. causing the problems are  session_register("name"); session_is_registered .  When I change update elements in the code block shown below, it will not work.

 

Can anyone tell me why please?

 

 

 

<?php
if(mysql_num_rows($q_user) == 1) {

$query = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM customer WHERE username='$name'");
$data = mysql_fetch_array($query);
if($_POST['pwd'] == $data['password']) {
$_SESSION['name'];
header("Location: ../download/index.php?un=$name"); // This is the page that you want to open if the user successfully logs in to your website.
exit;
} else {
header("Location: ..");
exit;
}
} else {
header("Location: ..");
exit;
}
}

if(!isset($_SESSION['name'])) {
header("Location: http://www.myurl.com");
}

 

 

 

Any help would be very gratefully received.

[trq]

You never actually set $_SESSION['name'] to anything.

[Zola]

I thought that session_register("name"); and $_SESSION['name'];  would be the same thing?

 

I am new with PHP, please bear with me.

 

What would I need to change it to?

[Zola]

I updated it to this:

 

$_SESSION['name'] = true;

 

 

It now works.

 

Thanks