How to hide buttons after user logged in

[edgarasm]

Hi there

 

I am looking on how to hide buttons once the session has been initiated so the  user doesnt see the buttons if he is logged in until he logs out 

 

I have a div with both buttons 

 

not sure whereever i would need to hide the div 

<div class="one_sixth" style="padding-top: 0px;">
					<td><a href="../account/loginprocess.php"<input type="submit" id="login_submit" name="login_submit" style="background: light_blue;" class="button" value="Login to Account">Login</a></td>
				<td><a href="/account/register.php" id="login_submit" name="login_submit" input type="submit"   style="background: light_blue;" class="button" value="Register">Sign Up</a></td>
	</div>

Thanks in advance

[Ch0cu3r]

When the user is loggged in set a session varibal such as

 

$_SESSION['logged_in'] = true;

 

You can use a simple if statement to display the logout link if they are logged in. Otherwise display the login link

if(isset($_SESSION['logged_in')  && $_SESSION['logged_in'] == true) {
    // display logout link
} else {
    // display login link
}

Also the HTML code you have posted for the login and register links/buttons is invalid html. You appear to of merged a link and a button together.

Edited November 11, 2013 by Ch0cu3r

[edgarasm]

Hi i dont really get how to use that :/where would i have to include that? also i couldnt get my buttons to work otherwise

 

thanks 

[Ch0cu3r]

 

also i couldnt get my buttons to work otherwise

That is because your HTML for those buttons is invalid. You have merged the anchor (<a> ) tag and button (<input>) tag together you cannot do that.

 

You are better of using anchors tags and then use CSS to style them to look like buttons.

 

 

 

Hi i dont really get how to use that :/where would i have to include that?

You place that code where you want the login/logout buttons to be displayed.

[edgarasm]

i dont have a logout button it only apears as <li> when user logged in, near my account <li>

[edgarasm]

Maybe you could see on my teamviewer what im on about in more details

[Ch0cu3r]

i dont have a logout button it only apears as <li> when user logged in, near my account <li>

Then use

if(!isset($_SESSION['logged_in') || (isset($_SESSION['logged_in')  && $_SESSION['logged_in'] != true)) {
    // display login link
}

[KaiSheng]

Use this and edit yourself.

 

----

                   <?php

        if (isset($_SESSION['user_id'])) {

            if ($_SESSION['role'] == 'ban')

{

    echo '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=ban.php " />';

    die();

}

            elseif ($_SESSION['role'] == 'member'){

           ?>

            

            <nav>

           <a href="home.php">Home | </a>

           <a href ="accountPanel.php">Account Panel | </a>

           <a href="logout.php">Logout</a><br />

            </nav>

            </header>

        

            <?php 

            $link = mysqli_connect($HOST, $USERNAME, $PASSWORD, $DB);

 

        //match the username and password entered with database record

        $query = ("SELECT id,role,username FROM `users` WHERE id='".$_SESSION['user_id']."'");

        $result = mysqli_query($link, $query) or die(mysqli_error($link));

            $row = mysqli_fetch_array($result);

            $_SESSION['user_id']= $row['id'];

            $_SESSION['username'] = $row['username'];

            $_SESSION['role'] = $row['role'];

            

 

            echo '<p><i>Welcome, '. $_SESSION['username'];?>

        

        <br>

               <?php echo 'You are logged in as ' . '(' . $_SESSION['role'] . ')' ?>

            <br>

            

            

            <?php

                   } else{ ?>

         

            <nav> <a href="home.php">Home | </a>

           <a href ="adminPanel.php">Admin Panel | </a>

           <a href="logout.php">Logout</a><br />

            </nav>

            </header>

 

 

        <?php }} else {

            ?>

            <nav>

           <a href="home.php">Home</a>

           <a href ="register.php">Register</a>

           <a href="login.php">Login</a><br />

           </nav>

            </header>

             

            <?php

        }

        ?>

 

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note, the last part ^ is the condition for user it is not login.

Edited November 12, 2013 by KaiSheng