I Have a question

[Tom8001]

On my login page i have a set a session when the user logs in called loggedIn and it = true

if($count == 1) {

		$_SESSION['username'];
		$_SESSION['password'];
		$_SESSION['loggedIn'] = true;
		header("Location: index.php");

and on my index page i have 

session_start();

if(!isset($_SESSION['loggedIn'])) {

	echo "You are not currently logged in and to view this page you must be logged in to have access.";
	die();
}

but when the user logs in it comes up with the message above echo "You are not currently logged in and to view this page you must be logged in to have access."; which obviously it should not do.

 

Does anyone know how i can fix this?

[Barand]

you may as well remove these two lines, they don't do anything.

$_SESSION['username'];
$_SESSION['password'];

Have you got session_start() at the top of your login page?

[Tom8001]

ok i removed them and should i add session_start(); ?

[Tom8001]

I removed them and added session_start(); and i still have the same error

[Ch0cu3r]

Before header("Location: index.php"); add the following line

session_write_close();

Is the data present in the session in index.php? Use the following to check

printf('<pre>%s</pre>', print_r($_SESSION, 1));

[Tom8001]

I'm kinda new to PHP what does session_write_close(); mean?

[Tom8001]

it logged in and said 

Array
(
    [loggedIn] => 1
)

[Ch0cu3r]

 

 

'm kinda new to PHP what does session_write_close(); mean?

 

It will write the data currently stored in the session to disk. This is done automatically when PHP reaches the end of the script.

 

If  you ever come across functions you don't know then always look at their documentation at php.net.

 

TIP: You can type any function name after php.net/ to see their documentation. Example urls

php.net/session_write_close

php.net/session_start

 

 

 

it logged in and said 

So data is being saved. Then you should not be getting the "You are not currently logged in ..." message?

[Tom8001]

It is working now i think the 

session_write_close();

Fixed it

[Tom8001]

Just another question what is 

<pre>%s</pre>

?

[Barand]

http://php.net/manual/en/function.printf.php

Edited November 24, 2014 by Barand

[Tom8001]

Thanks.