Re: How to create, name and start PHP sessions

you have to put this on top of every of your pages: --------------------------------- session_name("hasLoggedIn"); $stuff = session_name(); session_start(); --------------------------------- session_name first sets the name. then you call session_start which will look for the sessionid in ${session_name()}. that is why you have to call session_name() BEFORE calling session_start(); Regards Michael "Phil Powell" <soazine@erols.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:20020418141725.75200.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > Thanx, however, I cannot retain the session_name when I go to the next URL. > How do I retain the session_name especially when I have to use a form > method=POST? > > I have a URL that will be the login > > Once you login you will have a session (that works now) > > That page with the session will have a form with five <input=file> type form > elements > > Once submitted you will be at a "thank-you" page and files uploaded, but > then the session is gone (session_name is back to PHPSESSID again) > > What do I do to keep it? I cannot use cookies and putting it in the URL? > > Phil > "Michael Virnstein" <michael.virnstein@brodos.de> wrote in message > news:20020418104826.84326.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > session_name will retur the previos name of the session, so in your case > > $stuff will contain "PHPSESSID" > > and i think you have to call session_start(); before you do > > $HTTP_SESSION_VARS["username"] = $username; > > > > so perhaps this will work: > > > > session_name("hasLoggedIn"); > > $stuff = session_name(); > > session_start(); > > $HTTP_SESSION_VARS["username"] = $username; > > > > Regards, Michael > > > > "Phil Powell" <soazine@erols.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > > news:20020418094249.30058.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > > Will the following lines set up a session by the name of "hasLoggedIn" > > with > > > HTTP_SESSION_VARS["username"]? > > > > > > $stuff = session_name("hasLoggedIn"); > > > $HTTP_SESSION_VARS["username"] = $username; > > > session_start(); > > > > > > I am trying to create a page that sets a session variable upon > successful > > > login, problem is, the session_name() never changes it always remains > the > > > default PHPSESSID what am I doing wrong now? > > > > > > I fixed the problem with multiple files, that was bizarre! > > > > > > Thanx > > > Phil > > > > > > > > > > > >