Re: Session Not Working

Why is there a space between = = ? And where is $user_data and $database_data coming form? First thing I would recommend you do is print out those variables to make sure they actually contain the information you're expecting. - Kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Guru Geek" <gurugeek2002@g-i-w-s.com> To: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 2:46 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] Session Not Working > ok, I tried this: > session_start(); > if ($user_data = = $database_data) { > $_SESSION['verified_user']=1; > header("Location:http://www.myserver.com/main.php"); > exit; > > and it still doesn't work...hehe > > anymore suggestions? > > Thanks, > Roger > > Mike wrote: > > > you forgot session_start at the beginning of the login script > > > > On Fri, 2003-03-21 at 12:31, Guru Geek wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > I'm trying to use sessions for the first time. > > > > > > I have a log in script that gets the user to enter their name and > > > password. Then the script compares the entered data to a database. If > > > the entered data matches whats in the database then the user is granted > > > access to the main php script. > > > > > > basically my code in the log in script is this: > > > > > > if ($user_data = = $database_data) { > > > $_SESSION['verified_user']=1; > > > > > > header("Location:http://www.myserver.com/main.php"); > > > exit; > > > > > > The opening code in my main.php script is this: > > > session_start(); > > > if ( isset($_SESSION['verified_user'])) { > > > run the whole script > > > }else { > > > return to log in page > > > exit; > > > } > > > > > > Anyone care to clue me in as to why I'm always sent back to the log in > > > page even when the log in is correct? > > > > > > Did I miss the session boat all together? Perhaps I'm not grasping it > > > at all.. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Roger > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >