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name sessions from post variables

Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 10:32 pm
by snpo123
i am trying to create and name sessions from post variables and i am not quite sure how to do it. here is what i have so far:

session_start();
$_SESSION['{$_POST['name']}'];
$_SESSION['{$_POST['email']}'];

i know this is completly wrong, and I was wondering if someone could help me do it right

thanks

Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 10:34 pm
by tim
i believe you simply just want:

$_SESSION["user"] = $_POST["username"];

Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 10:36 pm
by snpo123
duh, i am such an idiot...lol
thnx man

Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 10:40 pm
by snpo123
wait... how would I print the value of that session on another page?

Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 11:24 pm
by John Cartwright
you would need

session_start(); at on line1

then:

echo $_SESSION['sessionname'];

Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 5:16 pm
by tim
Phenom is most correct.

any page you wish to access session variables must have a session_start();

But - I would assign it to a variable, ie:

$user = $_SESSION['username'];

echo $user;

Makes it so you dont have to keep typing $_SESSION cause if your like me, i always forget to make the underline and $SESSION, oh well! lol

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