Re: Session start

On 14 May 2010 18:47, Barry Zimmerman <barryzimmo@googlemail.com> wrote: > I have a problem with my system, not sure how I can fix this one. A user has > a log in page and takes them to different pages, now each of these pages has > a check to make sure they are logged in with the following code: > > session_start(); > if (!(isset($_SESSION['username']) && $_SESSION['username'] != > '')) { > header ("Location: login.html"); > exit; > } > > So if they are not logged in it redirects them to the log in page. No > problems there. > > Now if a user is not logged in and comes back to that page, it starts the > session so giving them a session id and redirects them back to thge login > page. The problem I have is I do NOT want the session to start, I need them > to hit the log in page with no sessions there. I have tried all sorts but > just cannot get this to work. > > I have tried adding this to the code. > > session_start(); > if (!(isset($_SESSION['username']) && $_SESSION['username'] != > '')) { > *session_destroy();* > header ("Location: login.html"); > exit; > } > > But that did not work? Please I am stuck for ideas? > Read the manual on session_destroy. Specifically, if you want to complete destroy the session, unset the session cookie as well. On a separate note: why do you care if the session has started or not? If nothing is stored in the session then there's not much difference to you. Regards Peter -- <hype> WWW: http://plphp.dk / http://plind.dk LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/plind Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fake51 BeWelcome: Fake51 Couchsurfing: Fake51 </hype>