Need help with an IF statement

[karatekid36]

if (!isset($_SESSION['admin'])) {
include ('./includes/header_admin.html');
} else {
include ('./includes/header.html');
};

 

In one of my tables, there is a column with the title admin and in the column one member will have admin in the column.  When the person logs in, there is a few session variables set up.  Session admin is one of the variables.  I am using this so that when the person who has admin "privileges" they will see a different header which is used for nav on my site.  Right now everyone is getting the header.html no matter what it says in the admin column. 

 

Can anyone assist me in trying to think of why this is happening.  If you need any other code just ask and I will post it. 

 

Thanks

[Psycho]

It woud help if you displayed the code you are using to set the session variable. Are you using session_start() at the top of your pages? You should also write all the session vars to the page to see what they contain:

 

echo "<pre>";
print_r($_SESSION);
echo "</pre>";

[fert]

Right now everyone is getting the header.html no matter what it says in the admin column.

because you're only checking if $_SESSION['admin'] has a value

 

[karatekid36]

how can I check if it has a certain value so that a person who has the proper privileges will be directed properly?