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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
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