Why is there a space between = = ? And where is $user_data and
$database_data coming form? First thing I would recommend you do is print
out those variables to make sure they actually contain the information
you're expecting.
- Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Guru Geek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 2:46 PM
Subject: Re: [PHP] Session Not Working
> ok, I tried this:
> session_start();
> if ($user_data = = $database_data) {
> $_SESSION['verified_user']=1;
> header("Location:http://www.myserver.com/main.php";);
> exit;
>
> and it still doesn't work...hehe
>
> anymore suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Roger
>
> Mike wrote:
>
> > you forgot session_start at the beginning of the login script
> >
> > On Fri, 2003-03-21 at 12:31, Guru Geek wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I'm trying to use sessions for the first time.
> > >
> > > I have a log in script that gets the user to enter their name and
> > > password. Then the script compares the entered data to a database.
If
> > > the entered data matches whats in the database then the user is
granted
> > > access to the main php script.
> > >
> > > basically my code in the log in script is this:
> > >
> > > if ($user_data = = $database_data) {
> > > $_SESSION['verified_user']=1;
> > > header("Location:http://www.myserver.com/main.php";);
> > > exit;
> > >
> > > The opening code in my main.php script is this:
> > > session_start();
> > > if ( isset($_SESSION['verified_user'])) {
> > > run the whole script
> > > }else {
> > > return to log in page
> > > exit;
> > > }
> > >
> > > Anyone care to clue me in as to why I'm always sent back to the log in
> > > page even when the log in is correct?
> > >
> > > Did I miss the session boat all together? Perhaps I'm not grasping it
> > > at all..
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Roger
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>
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