Re: Object disappearing across pages

Just answered my own question. If I define the $sess_cart as global in the main.php which calls the methods, it works. Thanks for the suggestions. Sheila Myers wrote: > > Yes, I'm defining the class then starting the session. Should teh > session be started in the class definition also? I've tried it with and > without and it doesn't seem to make much difference. > > Something is definitely wrong with how these variables are getting > defined and manipulated. I looked at the session file and saw this: > > !sess_login|sess_cart|O:4:"cart":2:{s:7:"cart_id";s:32:"35634fcab6ae6f1730db1942065b563f";s:5:"items";s:0:"";} > > (sess_login is another variable I anticipate using, but I'm not using it > yet). So the variable names are there, and the cart_id has been set, > but the add method I'm using doesn't seem to put anything in > $this->items. > > I've read something about defining all session variables as global > within the functions that call them; does this need to be done? > > Chris Lee wrote: > > > > make sure you are defining the class THEN starting the session, its very > > important the class is defined FIRST. I dont knwo if this is the problem or > > not, but it has pissed me off before. another place to look is in the acual > > session file, find out there the session files are stored, is the data your > > expecting in there ? > > > > -- > > > > Chris Lee > > lee@mediawaveonline.com > > > > "Sheila Myers" <sheila@consys.com> wrote in message > > news:3BCDE69F.F8379EE9@consys.com... > > > Still working The Shopping Cart From Hell (tm). > > > > > > My cart object is very simple: > > > var $items; > > > var $cart_id; > > > > > > function > > > add($sell_price,$qty,$shipping,$tax,$productid,$short_desc,$note) > > > { > > > echo "current ".$this->cart_id; > > > echo "current".$this->items; > > > if (isset($this->items[$productid])) //if it is already in the cart, > > > don't add a new occurrence, just update the total quantity > > > { > > > $this->items[$productid]["quantity"] += $qty; > > > } > > > else > > > { > > > $this->items[$productid]=array( > > > "price"=>$sell_price, > > > "quantity"=>$qty, > > > "shipping"=>$shipping, > > > "tax"=>$tax, > > > "desc"=>$short_desc, > > > "note"=>$note); > > > } > > > } //end add > > > //a lot of other methods > > > }//end class Cart > > > > > > The object is defined as a session variable in an include file, which is > > > required_once in all scripts. The class definition is required_once > > > also. > > > > > > There is a main.php which handles all the user interaction, db lookups > > > etc, and passes the info on to the cart methods. What's happening is > > > that the cart object seems to be destroyed every time, although it's not > > > hitting the code that creates a new cart. The property $this->cart_id > > > stays set all through, but if I try to echo $this->items, I get: > > > 'Undefined property: items' in both the cart.php and the main.php (where > > > I call $sess_cart->items). > > > > > > This is driving me insane because I know it should be very very simple. > > > I've read all the online stuff I can find and this should work without > > > having to serialize/unserialize (I'm using php 4.06). Can anyone spot > > > something I'm doing wrong? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Sheila