Re: Registering Session

* Thus wrote Ralph Guzman (ralph@nqionline.com): > I have a shopping cart checkout form where I am using GET to specify > payment method from payment_method.php page. > > So I have something like the following: > > From payment_method.php the user chooses payment method by clicking on a > payment link that then send them to the checkout_form.php > > checkout_form.php?form=cc for credit card > checkout_form.php?form=ch for credit check > checkout_form.php?form=ph for phone > > since checkout_form is broken down into multiple forms, I am using > session_register to set form type in checkout_form.php > > $form_type = $_GET['form']; > session_register('form_type'); > > The problem is that at times it registers $form_type properly as 'cc, > ch, or ph', but other times it registers $form_type as 'Object'. You did read all the documentation on session_register right? I would avoid using session_register because of its ability to be dangerous. Instead use the $_SESSION[] method of using session. session_start(); $_SESSION['form_type'] = $_GET['form']; Curt -- "I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure."