Sessions ..... unsure... just need confirmation!

[essjay_d12]

I want to remember the users username and password

i've been told to look into sessions, from what i've learned would I be right in simply doing the following...

$_SESSION['loginname'] = $_POST['loginname'];

$_SESSION['password'] = $_POST['password'];

and then just

session_start();

at the beginning of each page where it is needed?

Then call $_SESSION['loginname'] when I need to access the database?

then when they log out simply....

$_SESSION['loginname'] = '';

$_SESSION['password'] = '';

i'm NEW!!!!!!!! SORRY!!!!

Thanks

D

[webwiese]

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I want to remember the users username and password

i've been told to look into sessions, from what i've learned would I be right in simply doing the following...

$_SESSION['loginname'] = $_POST['loginname'];

$_SESSION['password'] = $_POST['password'];

and then just

session_start();

at the beginning of each page where it is needed?

Then call $_SESSION['loginname'] when I need to access the database?

then when they log out simply....

$_SESSION['loginname'] = '';

$_SESSION['password'] = '';

i'm NEW!!!!!!!! SORRY!!!!

Thanks

D
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Hi,

session_start() must be set before any output of your script. For identifying a logged user just ask

session_start();
if (isset($_SESSION['loginname']) {

..... code .....

} // if

For logout I suggest a unset($_SESSION).

webwiese

[keeB]

at the top of every page i use sessions, i always include('session.php');

which contains..

[code]session_start();
function check_session() {
if (!isset($_SESSION['username']) die ("please login");
}[/code]