Now that you mention it!! I tried to use sessions but without success, i did: session_start(); session_register(var); but after log in as a different user, it keeps taking the data of the previous user. If I close the browser window and reload the page and log in, then it takes de current user Maybe I'm not killing the previous session! session_unset(); Do I need to propagate the Session ID on every page that use session_start()?? Can I use session_id();? Best Regards, Miguel Guirao ----- Mensaje original ----- De: Jeffrey <jeffreyb@xxxxxxxxxxx> Fecha: Lunes, Marzo 6, 2006 7:37 ombr Asunto: Re: Retricting Access to Menu Items > I've done this kind of thing with a number of web apps. > > What I usually do is create a user table in MySQL with a user-name, > password and access level, which has an integer value. > > When a user logs in successfully, a session is created (see > session_start() in php documentation), the access level is pulled > from > the user table and saved as a session variable. Then it is a simple > matter of using bits of code like... > > if ($_SESSION['access_level'] > 7){ > echo "some stuff"; > } > > In your example, you will also want to check the user's access > level on > each restricted page - it is not enough to hide menu options. Users > could simply type the URL in. > > I hope that's clear. > > Good luck, > > Jeffrey > > Jeff Broomall wrote: > > Good morning everyone. > > > > I'm building a very simple content management site that tracks > "tasks."> > > The options available are: > > 1. Add Task > > 2. Edit Task > > 3. View Task > > 4. Print Task > > > > I need to restrict some users to only View and Print and I'm > trying to find a way to tell the page not to load the menu options > (the text) for those not having access to the Add and Edit functions. > > > > IOW, they would only see View and Print. > > > > I have three basic users: > > 1. System Admin > > 2. Subject Matter Expert (SME) > > 3. Viewers > > > > Obviously the System Admin and SME will have full access so it's > the Viewers that are to have access to only View and Print. > > > > I have a users table but haven't set it up for the distinction. > What I was thinking was creating a field labeled users_group and > assign a numeric value for each user using the numbering system above. > > > > I have my page load the menu options: > > > > Home<br /> > > View Tasks<br /> > > Edit Task<br /> > > Add Task<br /> > > > > into here... > > > > <BODY> > > > > <table width="90%" border="1" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="0" > align="center">> > > <tr><td colspan="2"><h1 id="mainhead">ICAO Tasks — > WAFS</h1></td></tr>> > > <tr> > > <td align= "center" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap" width="10%"> > > Menu<br /> > > <?php include ('./includes/menu.html'); ?> <--The menu above > inserted here. > > </td> > > > > <td valign="top" class="content"> > > > > > > How can I tell the system not to load the last two lines unless > they are a System Admin or SME? > > > > I read a chapter on Cookies/Sessions...but it wasn't that helpful > for this case. > > > > Can I setcookie('user_group', '3') and use that somehow??? > > > > Am I in the ballpark with this solution? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Jeff > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > Este mensaje es exclusivamente para el uso de la persona o entidad a quien esta dirigido; contiene informacion estrictamente confidencial y legalmente protegida, cuya divulgacion es sancionada por la ley. 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