Re: session/form no longer work after upgrade

Nope, 4.1.2, stock RH 7.3 install What ticks me off is that this whole app worked like a bomb on my 7.2 system (on which I did an upgrade to 7.3 ), but then decided to do a clean re-install of 7.3... I feel like a newbie, ;P On Thu, 2002-08-08 at 13:59, Justin French wrote: > on 08/08/02 9:50 PM, Petre Agenbag (internet@vsa.co.za) wrote: > > > HI Justin > > > > Well, the second form is simply to read some more info in that I enter > > into a db. > > All I have on that page is a text field reading the input, and a > > text_area. > > On the action_page I write to the db, using the username and password > > from the session to authenticate the user. > > > > Even if I do a straight > > > > echo $_POST["from_field_name"]; > > > > it comes up empty! > > The same with > > echo $_SESSION["username"]; > > > > I just cannot understand this! > > I have session_start() at the top of this page, but even without it, it > > is surely at least supposed to send over the form variable??? > > It cannot be a php.ini setting, as the first form send over the username > > and password in the same fashion without problems... > > > > Help??? > > What version of PHP are u running? My guess is it's < 4.1.1 > > do a phpinfo() to find out. > > > Justin French > > > > On Thu, 2002-08-08 at 11:23, Justin French wrote: > >> on 08/08/02 6:05 PM, Petre Agenbag (internet@vsa.co.za) wrote: > >> > >>> action_page > >>> session_start(); > >>> session_register("username","password"); > >>> check $_POST["username_form"] and $_POST["password_form'] > >>> if they have content, > >>> $username = $_POST["username_form"] and $password = > >>> $_POST["password_form"]; > >>> <a href="another_page">here</a> > >> > >> you have to establish what $username and $password are before you register > >> them to the session: > >> > >> action_page > >> session_start(); > >> check $_POST["username_form"] and $_POST["password_form'] > >> if they have content, > >> $username = $_POST["username_form"] and $password = > >> $_POST["password_form"]; > >> session_register("username","password"); > >> <a href="another_page">here</a> > >> > >> Incidently, I'd be using: > >> > >> action_page > >> session_start(); > >> check $_POST["username_form"] and $_POST["password_form'] > >> if they have content, > >> $_SESSION['username'] = $_POST["username_form"] > >> $_SESSION['password'] = $_POST["password_form"] > >> <a href="another_page">here</a> > >> > >> ... rather than session_register(). > >> > >> > >> From here, "another_page" should try to echo $_SESSION['username'] > >> & > >> $_SESSION['password'] to make sure you're able to maintain session. > >> > >> > >>> another_page > >>> session_start(); > >>> <form> > >>> variable -> another_action_page > >>> </form> > >>> > >>> another_action_page > >>> session_start(); > >>> echo $_POST["variable"]; > >> > >> this has nothing to do with your session... you don't seem to be calling any > >> session variables ($_SESSION[...]), or registering any new ones. > >> > >> I don't understand why you have this second form, and what it has to do with > >> your sessions. > >> > >> > >> Take small steps. Try to isolate the problem by getting rid of any noise > >> from the script (eg the second form, heaps of HTML formatting, etc. Try and > >> get the basic session working, then bring the noise back in, testing as you > >> go. > >> > >> > >> Justin French > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >> > > >