Re: session help

Hi there, I believe session_start() has to be at the top of the PHP page. Cheers, Joe "Brian V Bonini" <b-bonini@cox.net> wrote in message news:1052844644.1368.14.camel@gfxdesign... > First crack at sessions and I'm obviously missing something . > > I have this at the very top of the page. > > $thepassword = 'pass'; > > if(isset($_POST['my_button'])) { > if($password) { > if ($password == $thepassword) { > //ini_set("session.use_cookies", "0"); > session_start(); > header("Cache-control: private"); // IE 6 Fix. > $pass = $_POST['password']; > session_register('pass'); > $_SESSION['pass'] = $pass; > } else { > $error_message = "Invalid password, try again"; > } > } else { > $error_message = "You must enter a password"; > } > } > > Further down I have these: > > if(isset($_SESSION['pass'])) { > if ($_SESSION['pass'] == $thepassword) { > echo "<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Add new > record:</p>"; > > echo "<FORM METHOD=\"POST\" > ACTION=\"w_insert.php\">"; > echo "Date (yyyy-mm-dd):<input type=\"text\" > name=\"date\">"; > echo "Company:<input type=\"text\" > name=\"company\">"; > echo "Title:<input type=\"text\" name=\"title\">"; > echo "Actor:</td><td><input type=\"text\" > name=\"actor\"></td></tr>"; > echo "Role:</td><td><input type=\"text\" > name=\"role\">"; > echo "<input type=\"SUBMIT\" name=\"do_sql\" \value=\"S > ubmit\">"; > > echo"</FORM>"; > echo "<br><a href=\"w_logout.php?log_out=1\">Log > Out</a><br>"; > } > } elseif (isset($error_message)){ > echo $error_message . ": <a href=\"$PHP_SELF?admin=1\">Try > Again</a>"; > } > > > if (isset($admin)) { > echo "<FORM METHOD=\"POST\" ACTION=\"$PHP_SELF\">"; > //echo "Enter your Name: <input type=\"text\" > name=\"name\">"; > echo "Enter your Password: <input type=\"password\" > name=\"password\">"; > echo "<input type=\"SUBMIT\" name=\"my_button\" > \value=\"Submit\">"; > echo"</FORM>"; > } > > Everything here works fine but when I submit the top form above that > calls w_insert.php it does not seem to transfer $_SESSION['pass'] and > perhaps it should not but it seems as though it should, shouldn't it? I > thgought that was the point of sessions... > > w_insert.php just contains this for the moment: > > <?php > session_start(); > if(isset($_POST['do_sql'])) { > if ($_SESSION['pass'] == $thepassword) { > echo "do sql query"; > } > } > ?> > > >