Re: Sessions

It is all here: http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.session.php -Kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Tuller" <php@ce.anoka.k12.mn.us> To: "php mailing list list" <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 11:06 AM Subject: [PHP] Sessions > In an earlier post I wanted to carry an id number that I had in > $HTTP_GET_VARS into another script. I was told that one way would be to > store the number in the session. > > My question is how can I store a variable inside a session? In my books > and in the documentation I see things about the global $_SESSION array, > and see examples using $_SESSION['visits'], but where can I store the > value of something like the id number of a record in a database. > > What I have is a page that lists records in a database. In this case it > happens to be an asset database. I have a hypertext link for the > asset_id. I click on the link and it adds the id number to the url like > this: > > <td align=\"left\"><a > > href=\"editsoftwareasset.php?id=$row[asset_id]\">$row[asset_id]</a></td> > > I then use $HTTP_GET_VARS to get the record's information and fill in > the fields in editsoftwareasset.php so that I can edit the information. > > $query = "select * from assets where asset_id = '$HTTP_GET_VARS[id]'"; > > I am stuck when I go to save the information because I can't get the > $HTTP_GET_VARS to to carry onto the script for processing the changed > information. One way I could do it is with a hidden field, but I would > like to do it within sessions. How can I store the asset_id in the > session? > > Thanks, > > Mike > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >