Session variables no holding values

[jim.davidson]

I'm having a problem with session variable retaining updated values. Here's what I'm doing

 

member_login.php

<?php require_once('Connections/rclub.php'); ?>

<?php

session_start();

$_SESSION['MM_Username'] = 'X';

$_SESSION['MM_UserGroup'] = 0;

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

$_SESSION['Logged_in'] = 'no';

$_SESSION['MM_user_level'] = 0;

 

if (isset($_POST['username'])) {

$loginUsername=trim($_POST['username']);

$password=$_POST['password'];

$MM_fldUserAuthorization = "user_level";

$MM_redirectLoginSuccess = "login_passed.php";

$MM_redirectLoginFailed = "login_failed.php";

$MM_redirecttoReferrer = false;

mysql_select_db($database_rclub, $rclub);

$LoginRS__query=sprintf("SELECT username, password, user_level, user_id, first_name, last_name, member_id FROM users WHERE username=%s AND password=%s", GetSQLValueString($loginUsername, "text"), GetSQLValueString($password, "text"));

$LoginRS = mysql_query($LoginRS__query, $rclub) or die(mysql_error());

$loginFoundUser = mysql_num_rows($LoginRS);

$row_loginFoundUser = mysql_fetch_assoc($LoginRS);

// echo $loginFoundUser;

if ($loginFoundUser) {

$loginStrGroup = mysql_result($LoginRS,0,'user_level');

$loginMemberId = mysql_result($LoginRS,0,'member_id');

//declare two session variables and assign them

$_SESSION['MM_Username'] = $loginUsername;

$_SESSION['MM_UserGroup'] = $loginStrGroup;

$_SESSION['MM_user_level'] = $loginStrGroup;

$_SESSION['member_id'] = $loginMemberId;

$_SESSION['user_id'] = $row_loginFoundUser['user_id'];

$f_name = $row_loginFoundUser['first_name'];

$l_name = $row_loginFoundUser['last_name'];

$fullname = trim($f_name);

$fullname .= ' ';

$fullname .= trim($l_name);

$_SESSION['user_name'] = $fullname;

echo $_SESSION['MM_Username'];

echo $_SESSION['MM_UserGroup'];

echo $_SESSION['user_name'];

echo $_SESSION['user_id'];

header("Location: " . $MM_redirectLoginSuccess );

}

else {

header("Location: ". $MM_redirectLoginFailed );

}

}

 

echo results are:

$_SESSION['MM_Username'] = jim.davidson

$_SESSION['MM_UserGroup'] = 1

$_SESSION['user_name'] = Jim Davidson

$_SESSION['user_id'] = 1

So the session variables have been updated. I then go back,comment out the echos (otherwise get headers sent error) enter the same data and now goes to login_passed.php.

 

login_passed.php

<?php

//initialize the session

if (!isset($_SESSION)) {

session_start();

}

?>

<?php require_once('Connections/rclub.php'); ?>

<?php

Here I echo the session variables

echo $_SESSION['MM_Username'];

echo $_SESSION['MM_UserGroup'];

echo $_SESSION['user_name'];

echo $_SESSION['user_id'];

echo results are:

$_SESSION['MM_Username'] = X

$_SESSION['MM_UserGroup'] = 0

$_SESSION['user_name'] = j

$_SESSION['user_id'] = nothing

Three of the session variable reverted back to their original state and the fourth one is empty. Anyone have an idea as to why session varibles are notshowing the updated state?

[Jessica]

You need session_start on every page. Not within an if.

[jim.davidson]

Made the change

replaced

if (!isset($_SESSION)) {

session_start();

}

with

sesson_start();

 

I still get the same results

[denno020]

Pretty sure you also need to make sure that session_start(); is the absolute first line in your php script.

 

Plus, you've typed it wrong in your reply.. so maybe you did in your script too?

[jim.davidson]

ok, I made sure session_start() is the first line and is spelled correctly and I still get the same results.