RE: [PHP] Sessions vs passing variables

How are you testing whether the variables were passed or not? What version of PHP are you using and is register_globals ON or OFF? ---John Holmes... > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Mannakee [mailto:mike@basementideas.com] > Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 10:57 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] Sessions vs passing variables > > No, > > The strange thing is there isn't. I have a test page that links to the > order form, having this html: > > <form action="order_form.php" method="post"> > <input type="hidden" name="prod_ids[]" value="9"> > <input type="hidden" name="prod_ids[]" value="8"> > <input type="hidden" name="prod_qtys[]" value="1"> > <input type="hidden" name="prod_qtys[]" value="1"> > <input type="submit" value="Order product"></form> > > > <p> > <a href=order_form.php?prod_ids[]=9&prod_qtys[]=1>Order</a> > > I've tried it here as both a link and as hidden forms. Neither on works > if > I begin the script with: > > if(!(session_id())) > session_start(); > > I've actually figured a bit of a workaround by having the session begun on > earlier pages, and just continued on the order form. I think when a > session > is begun the server sends a cookie to the browser, and somehow that > transaction wipes out the variables, whether posted or passed by URL. > It's > a bit of a pain but it seems to be working. I'm just now slightly nervous > that the order form is unable to begin a session if it needs to, but one > lives, right? > > Mike > > > "John Holmes" <holmes072000@charter.net> wrote in message > news:001b01c2311f$e19a2cc0$b402a8c0@mango... > > > When I try to pass a variable from one page to another the variable is > > > completely inaccessible IF I have a session going. The data has to be > > > passed from one page to the next through the link, as the link tells > > which > > > product the user hit. Any thoughts? > > > > Is there a variable by the same name in the session? If register_globals > > is on, the session value could be overwriting the GET value. > > > > ---John Holmes... > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php