You sould register sessions first, and if have been registered, are passing with session_start() in each page at the top, before the <html> tag..
If you want to pass variables from a page to another, put them in the url: test.php?var=3&name=george (e.g.) Be sure that the page you refer is dynamic (.php) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "LOUD, Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 12:02 PM Subject: [PHP-DB] Sessions and their function > Hi, > > I know this my sound stupid but here it goes...... > > Can sessions be used to pass variables from one page to the next to create > persistent data? I have this working to a certain extent but can only pass a > variable to my second page, but not from my second page onto the third. Also > in my second page I cannot change the value of this variable i.e. bob = 100 > on page 1, in page 2 I can display bob equalling 100 but then I want to a) > alter the value of bob to 50 and b) send bob and its new value to third > page. Can this be done by using sessions? > > Also how do you pass the session id of one page onto the next? do you pass > it on the end of the page reference e.g. > > echo "<FORM METHOD=GET ACTION='msltest3.php'.SID.>"; > > Any help would be grateful even if it was to tell me that I have got the > wrong idea about sessions altogehter. > > Thanks > > Mark > > > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE > The information contained in this e-mail is intended only for the > confidential use of the above named recipient. If you are not the intended > recipient or person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, > you have received this communication in error and must not distribute or > copy it. Please accept the sender's apologies, notify the sender > immediately by return e-mail and delete this communication. Thank you. > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
