> Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:09:19 -0500
> From: awilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: header() and passing sessions
>
> I need some help passing a session variable with a header() function.
> According to www.php.net/header, the documentation states:
>
> *Note*: Session ID is not passed with Location header even if
> session.use_trans_sid
> <session.configuration.php#ini.session.use-trans-sid> is enabled. It
> must by passed manually using *SID* constant.
>
> so, I'm trying to manually pass the SID, but not having any luck. Here
> is a snippet of my code:
>
> There is a file login.php which has session_start(); and sets
> $_SESSION["username"] with the username you logged in with from
> index.php and has a form to click View Pending Requests which has the
> action of option.php.
>
> -- option.php --
> <?php
> session_start();
> if ($_POST["option"] == "View Pending Requests")
> {
> header('Location:
> http://intra.mdah.state.ms.us/helpdesk/viewpending.php?PHPSESSID='.session_id());
> }
> ?>
>
> --viewpending.php --
> <?php
> session_start();
> if (!$_SESSION["username"])
> {
> echo "You have not logged in";
> exit;
> }
> ?>
>
> so you click on View Pending Requests, and the URL in your browser is:
>
> http://intra.mdah.state.ms.us/helpdesk/viewpending.php?PHPSESSID=du75p41hel9k1vpuah799l2ce7
>
> but viewpending.php says "You have not logged in". Why is that?
Hi,
Well I'ld say the reason is quite obvious. You have simply not set $_session["username"] . I'ld have done something like:
-- option.php --
<?php
session_start();
if ($_POST["option"] == "View Pending Requests")
{
$_session["username"]= true; //sets the session
header('Location:
http://intra.mdah.state.ms.us/helpdesk/viewpending.php?PHPSESSID='.SID); // I'ld use SID
}
?>
--viewpending.php -
<?php
session_start();
if ($_SESSION["username"] !=true)
{
echo "You have not logged in";
exit;
}
?>
I hope this helps. try it.
Cheers
Alugo Abdulazeez
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