include not working

rwahdan1978 · 2025-04-24T11:59:54Z

I am trying to include a php header file to my page but it is not working.

<?php
	session_start();
	include("header.php");
	$the_email = $_GET['email'];
	$_SESSION['user_email'] = $the_email;
?>

and header have a navbar

header.php

<?php 
	session_start(); 
  	$authenticated = false;
  	$isadmin = false;	

  if ($_SESSION['user'])
  {
    $thename = $_SESSION['user_name'];
    $theimage = $_SESSION['user_photo'];
    $authenticated = true;
    $isadmin = false;
  }


  if ($_SESSION['admin'])
  {
    $thename = $_SESSION['admin_name'];
    $authenticated = true;
    $isadmin = true;
  }
?>


<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
  <!-- Required Meta Tags -->
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">

  <!-- Document Title, Description, and Author -->
  <title>Teacher License System</title>
  <meta name="description" content="Wave is a Bootstrap 5 One Page Template.">
  <meta name="author" content="BootstrapBrain">

  <!-- Favicon and Touch Icons -->
  <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="512x512" href="./assets/favicon/favicon-512x512.png">

  <!-- Google Fonts Files -->
  <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
  <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
  <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Oswald:wght@200;300;400;500;600;700&family=Satisfy&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

  <!-- CSS Files -->
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="./assets/css/wave-bsb.css">

  <!-- BSB Head -->
</head>

<body data-bs-spy="scroll" data-bs-target="#bsb-tpl-navbar" data-bs-smooth-scroll="true" tabindex="0">
  <!-- Header -->
  <header id="header" class="sticky-top bsb-tpl-header-sticky bsb-tpl-header-sticky-animationX">

    <!-- Navbar 1 - Bootstrap Brain Component -->

    <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-light">
  <div class="container">
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="index.php">
      <img src="/assets/img/logo.png" width="40" height="40" class="d-inline-block align-top" alt="">
      TLS CS C2&3
    </a>
    <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#navbarSupportedContent" aria-controls="navbarSupportedContent" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
      <span class="navbar-toggler-icon">test</span>
    </button>
    <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarSupportedContent">
      <ul class="navbar-nav me-auto mb-2 mb-lg-0">
        <li class="nav-item">
          <a class="nav-link text-dark" href="index.php">Home</a>
        </li>
        <li class="nav-item">
          <a class="nav-link text-dark" href="about.php">About</a>
        </li>
        <li class="nav-item">
          <a class="nav-link text-dark" href="services.php">Services</a>
        </li>
        <li class="nav-item">
          <a class="nav-link text-dark" href="pricing.php">Pricing</a>
        </li>
        <li class="nav-item">
          <a class="nav-link text-dark" href="contact.php">Contact US</a>
        </li>
       
      </ul>

      <?php 
        if ($isadmin) { 
      ?>
      <ul class="navbar-nav">
        <li class="nav-item dropdown">
          <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle text-dark" href="#" id="navbarDropdown" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
            Hello, <?= $thename ?>
          </a>
          <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="navbarDropdown">
            <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="main.php">TLS Materials</a></li>
            <li><hr class="dropdown-divider"></li>
            <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="logout.php">Logout</a></li>
          </ul>
        </li>
      </ul>
      <?php 
      } else if ($authenticated) {  
      ?>
      <img src='/files/<?=$theimage ?>' width="75px">
      <ul class="navbar-nav">
        
        <li class="nav-item dropdown">
          <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle text-dark" href="#" id="navbarDropdown" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false"><?= $thename ?>
          </a>
          <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="navbarDropdown">
	    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="profile.php">My Profile</a></li>
            <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="main.php">TLS Materials</a></li>
            <li><hr class="dropdown-divider"></li>
            <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="logout.php">Logout</a></li>
          </ul>
        </li>
      </ul>
      <?php } else {?>
        <ul class="navbar-nav">
        <li class="navbar-item">
          <a href="register.php" class="btn btn-outline-primary me-2">Register</a>
        </li>
        <li class="navbar-item">
          <a href="login.php" class="btn btn-primary">Login</a>
        </li>
      </ul>
      <?php } ?>
    </div>
  </div>
</nav>

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js" integrity="sha384-MrcW6ZMFYlzcLA8Nl+NtUVF0sA7MsXsP1UyJoMp4YLEuNSfAP+JcXn/tWtIaxVXM" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
    
  </header>

why is that? Am i missing something?

gw1500se · 2025-04-24T14:39:43Z

The first thing I notice is that you have 2 session_start commands. I'm not sure that is the problem but remove the one in header.php.

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