Re: Session problem

i would try session_start(); session_register("NAME"); $res = mysql_query("SELECT NAME FROM dbhere where EMAIL = '$EMAIL' AND PASSWORD = '$PASSWORD'"); if ($row = mysql_fetch_array($res)) { $NAME = $row[NAME]; } notice that $NAME is registered before being assigned to. on 8/6/01 2:23 PM, Chad Day at cday@atpco.com wrote: > PHP 4.0.2 .. > > I have a very basic script, gets the user's name, registers it, then > displays "Welcome, $NAME." $NAME is the session registered name. > > If I constantly reload that page that says Welcome, sometimes $NAME appears, > sometimes not. Completely random. It just loses track of the variable. > > My code: > > auth.php: > > session_start(); > > ... > > $res = mysql_query("SELECT NAME FROM dbhere where EMAIL = '$EMAIL' AND > PASSWORD = '$PASSWORD'"); > > if ($row = mysql_fetch_array($res)) { > $NAME = $row[NAME]; > session_register("NAME"); > } > > ... > > Header("Location: menu.php"); > > > > menu.php: > > session_start(); > > echo "Welcome, $NAME"; > > > > So like, what the hell. Why would it keep losing track of $NAME? > > Thanks, > Chad > -- mike cullerton