Re: Passing variables between pages

On Sep 19, 2008, at 11:08 AM, Dan Joseph wrote:

On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 10:54 AM, Jason Pruim <japruim@raoset.com> wrote:

Hi everyone, Stupid question of the week... A array variable is not being passed between 2 pages. Are my options: #1. Use sessions? #2. Use cookies? #3. Use a hidden form to pass the variable's around? Here's some context... I am working on a timecard system where they are presented the main page, where they login they are brought to a screen where they need to clock in/out. It all starts working great, but when they clock in/out it loses the variable that says they are logged in so it tries to re-authenticate them which doesn't work since the username/password are no longer in the $_POST array... I can provide code if needed, but I think it's just a logic problem on my end :) -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

If I am understanding correctly... It sounds like you need to pass that variable in your $_SESSION's. You'll want to carry that $_SESSION you established upon login over to the page that handles clicking in and out. From what I gather here, this is what I'd do. Main page, login, $_SESSION gets set. Click on check in, page to check in comes up, does a session_start(), and then you check for that $_SESSION variable to make sure its still them. Check on each page for that session var, if its gone, put 'em back to the log in page. Make sense?

It makes perfect sense... Was just trying to avoid sessions since this application will be limited to about 10 people and restricted to the company intranet :) But I may just go down the session's route since I know how to work with those quite well... Thanks for the info! -- Jason Pruim Raoset Inc. Technology Manager MQC Specialist 11287 James St Holland, MI 49424 www.raoset.com japruim@raoset.com