Variable wont store in session

[thecactusjack]

Hello, new to php. having trouble storing one particular variable into the session.

Here is where I want to echo the result once the user has returned to the page:

<?php
if ($_POST['submit']) {
$show = $result;
$_SESSION['show'] = $show;
} 
else {
$show = $_SESSION['show'];
echo "The last result was: ". $show;
}
?>

 

//inbetween here a form is created

Here is where the $result variable is created:

<?php 
$decision = $_POST['option'][array_rand($_POST ['option'])];
if (!$decision){
$result = $_POST['default'];
echo $result;
}

else{
$result = $decision;
echo $result;
}
?>




Now the strange thing is if I change "$show = $result;"
to "$show = $_POST['default']; 
That does store and displays when the user returns t the page.

 

So everything else works apart from "$result" being stored. 

Any help would be great! spent hours going mad on this!

 

[Jessica]

session_start() must be at least in the file. preferably the first line of each file.

[thecactusjack]

Hi yeah I have :

 

 

<?php 

session_name('Session1');

session_set_cookie_params(6000);

session_start(); 

 

?>

 

All at the start of my code, still the "$result" variable does not store or display, however "$_POST['default']" does, any idea what the issue might be?

Thanks 

 

*Edit "$result" variable

Edited April 14, 2013 by thecactusjack

[Jessica]

Honestly your code and description doesn't make any sense.

 

Start debugging by echoing every variable when you need to use it and see what it is.

[Barand]

As the function name implies, you need session_start() before you use session variables

[thecactusjack]

As the function name implies, you need session_start() before you use session variables

 

Yes I do have this at the very start.

Like I said if I store the "$_POST['default']" variable as opposed to the "$result" variable in the session, it stores and echos once the user returns to the page as I intended.

[Jessica]

Don't PM members asking for help, that's what the forum is for. Obviously $result isn't set so figure out why.