[SOLVED] Problem setting sessions upon login

[dprichard]

I am trying to set 3 sessions upon login but when I try to echo the session info on the following page it doesn't do anything.  Here is my login form and below that is where I am trying to call the session on the following page.  Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!!!

 

<?php 
session_start();
require_once('../Connections/prbc.php');

if(isset($_POST['login'])){
$username = '';
$password = '';

if (isset ($_POST['username']) && $_POST['username'] != '')

$username = $_POST['username'];

if(isset ($_POST['password']) && $_POST['password'] != '')

$password = $_POST['password'];

$username = mysql_real_escape_string( $username );
$password = mysql_real_escape_string( $password );

$db_password = md5($password);

mysql_select_db('prbcweb') or die(mysql_error());
$login = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM prbc_user WHERE `user_name` = '$username' AND `user_pass` = '$db_password'");
$row_login = mysql_fetch_array($login);
$row_login_total = mysql_num_rows($login);

if ($row_login_total == 1) {
$_SESSION['MM_Username'] = $row_login['user_name'];
$_SESSION['UID'] = $row_login['user_id'];
$_SESSION['auth_level'] = $row_login['user_access_level'];
header("Location: approver.php");

} elseif ($row_login_total <> 1) {
header("Location: login_2.php");
}
}
?> 

 

Second Page

 

<?php
session_start();
if(isset($_SESSION['MM_Username']))
{echo $_SESSION['MM_Username'];
}
?>

[Full-Demon]

You need only one session and perhaps the auth one if you think thats handy. Just use user_id.

 

If you want to give every client a unique ID, dont use IP address, but sessions with a random id...IP address might be the same of different clients...ie a lan.

 

FD

[dprichard]

So, I can't set multiple sessions?  Even if I take the other two out and just use this on the next page

 

<?php
session_start();
echo $_SESSION['MM_Username'];
?>

 

I am still getting an error:

 

Notice: Undefined index: MM_Username in C:\root\admin\approver.php on line 3

 

[dprichard]

Bump.... Anyone?

[per1os]

<?php
session_start();

if (!isset($_SESSION['MM_Username'])) {
      $_SESSION['MM_Username'] = 'Test Name';
      echo '<a href="' . $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] . '">Click Here</a>';
}else {
     echo "It Worked!!!<br />MM_Username = " . $_SESSION['MM_Username'];
}
?>

 

You are not defining the variable $_SESSION['MM_Username']  before you call it, and since there is no definition for that index, php sees it as undefined and thus throws a "Notice" error.

[dprichard]

I was trying to assign it on the page before.  Is that not going to stay from page to page?

 

if ($row_login_total == 1) {
$_SESSION['MM_Username'] = $row_login['user_name'];
$_SESSION['UID'] = $row_login['user_id'];
$_SESSION['auth_level'] = $row_login['user_access_level'];
header("Location: approver.php");

[per1os]

The header tag tends to throw off setting session variables. Suggest a Javascript or Meta redirect.

 

if ($row_login_total == 1) {
$_SESSION['MM_Username'] = $row_login['user_name'];
$_SESSION['UID'] = $row_login['user_id'];
$_SESSION['auth_level'] = $row_login['user_access_level'];
echo "<script type=text/javascript>location.href='approver.php'</script>";

 

Should work.

[Illusion]

and also make sure that you have session_start(); statement before assigning the values on the page

[dprichard]

The header tag tends to throw off setting session variables. Suggest a Javascript or Meta redirect.

 

Thank you!!!  You are the freaking man!

 

Been fighting this one all morning!