Re: PHP Sessions

I used to have the same problem(sort of) I am not sure if my solution applies to you. Here is what i did, to pass session to one page to another you must call session_start(); ON EVERY PAGE to access registered session variables use the session super global array like: $_SESSION['userid']; Sorry if it's not relevant. Foong "Tim Thorburn" <immortal@nwconx.net> wrote in message news:5.2.0.9.0.20030121035005.01620d18@mail.nwconx.net... > Hi, > > After a day and a half of pounding my head against the wall I believe I've > identified the source of the problem. When I create and register the > session in my login page - it does not carry forward to any other > pages. I've found this by going through several different tutorials for > making password protected areas using PHP and Sessions that I've found both > online and in books - all produce the same result on the server with > attitude - yet all work on all other servers I'm currently using for my > hosting. > > So, since this is an eCommerce site for my client and they're getting > increasingly impatient with the progress made I'm left with little choice > in this matter - as moving the site now would be unthinkable, and tech > support at the hosting company is less than stellar, and generally not in > English. Are there any obvious PHP settings that I'd need to adjust to > ensure that Sessions can be carried forward to additional pages? My only > other option now is to force my client to login to each screen in the admin > area (conceivably this could mean the client would need to log in to a > minimum of 8 different pages to observe their records and make changes to > the site). > > I'm at the point of desperation and sleep deprivation ... If there are no > obvious PHP settings that need to be altered - what else could be producing > this problem? > > Thanks > -Tim > >