Im trying to get peoples user id when they login.

There is a variable used called Username.
Just wondering if I can make it a global variable so that all pages can access the variable.

At the moment. I can display the users username on index.php and pages included in index.php.

But I cannot make it appear on any other stand alone php files.

Also, I cannot write their usernames to the database using a different php file.

Such as they fill out a form, then click send. It logs their message and their username.
I have it so the message is stored in the database but it doesnt store the usernames.

And If i declare the variable within the stand alone php file it does store the username in the database.

Thanks,
Lothop

I.E

$_SESSION['user']['username'] = $username;

Of course you will have to start a session in some back end script (if you have one or just your index)

You can then build up an array of details that will be available on each page.

Ibbo

How would I go about adding that page to the session?

Thanks,
Lothop

on your login page, if the login is successfull, start a new session:

PHP Code:

session_start();
$_SESSION['username'] = $username; 


Then, on each page you need to use the

PHP Code:

session_start(); 


command to make the

PHP Code:

$_SESSION['username'] 


variable accessable

Thanks for your help guys.

My computer blew up for some reason... one day it was working, then the next day it wouldnt boot.. lol

So, I'll let you know how things work out

Cheers,
Lothop

Lothop, you didnt by any chance have a floppy disk still in it? If not, then leave it a while (un plug everything) (a while beign a day or two) so that the memory can re-organise itself.
Did you also create a backup disk???


Mik

Originally Posted by mik

.... leave it a while (un plug everything) (a while beign a day or two) so that the memory can re-organise itself.

Mik

What? Memory has no capacity to "reorganize" itself, particularly with the computer off.... or ever. Not sure I've ever heard advice like this before.

You beat me to that one Kyrnt

Try not to boot it so hard man, thems fragile things.

Ibbo

Ok, I'm back

Apparently their was nothing wrong with my computer...
and that it just needed to be shipped away and to be sent back to me 2 weeks later for it to work

Annyhows..

I'm still finding it hard to get this beast to work.

Heres the lowdown.

3 files are used.

message.add.php
message.php
fuctions.php

now, it's storing the message in the database fine. But not the persons username.

Messages.php is just a simple form that people fill out.

In fuctions.php the function that is called is

PHP Code:

function addMessage($message,$username) {
        $this->sql->Insert("INSERT INTO ".$this->TABLES['message']." SET message = '".$message."', username = '".$username."' ");
        return true;

  } 


message.add.php is

PHP Code:

<?php
session_start(); 
if ($functions->addMessage($message,$username)) { 
  header("Location: index.php");
} else { 
  echo $functions->ERROR_MSG; 
} 
?>

It stores the message that they typed in, but it doesn't store who wrote the message.

I can get it to display their usernames on pages, but not store it in the database. To print out their username, I have to have the code

PHP Code:

<? 
echo($_SESSION['SESS_username']);
?>

on index.php or on a page which is included into index.php.. (index.php?act=magic)

Any help would be awesome, thanks
Lothop

Any help at all? Anyone? please? even if its a guess I will welcome it!

I think i have the code that cmonkey posted, placed wrong ><

Lothop

Bah, use cookies if its just for a username and password. You set them like this;

setcookie("Username",$users_username);
setcookie("Password",$users_password);

Then access them later like this;

$_COOKIE['Username']
$_COOKIE[Password]

Its simpler, cleaner, saner, and quicklyier.
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Thanks for your help, I will try

Managed to get it to work without using a session or cookie, just set the variable to the person username in the function.

Thanks for ur help