[PHP] Re: How to create, name and start PHP sessions
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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb im Newsbeitrag [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] Re: How to create, name and start PHP sessions
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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb im Newsbeitrag [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb im Newsbeitrag [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb im Newsbeitrag [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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] = $username; session_start(); I am trying to create a page that sets a session variable upon successful login, problem is, the session_name() never changes it always remains the default PHPSESSID what am I doing wrong now? I fixed the problem with multiple files, that was bizarre! Thanx Phil -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] Re: How to create, name and start PHP sessions
In your example, simply place this line in your code (on *every* page you want the session to be on): session_name(HasLoggedIn); session_register(username); If your PHP was compiled with '--enable-trans-sid' you shouldn't have to worry about anything else. PHP will automatically store the session ID in a cookie, or it will pass the session ID in your HTML links. If it wasn't compiled with '--enable-trans-sid', you'll need to use the constant SID. Example: -- ?php session_name(HasLoggedIn); session_register(username); ? Welcome ?=$username;?. !-- assumes user has already entered a username on some other page -- a href=nextpage.php??=SID;?Click here to continue./a -- Hope that helps! Check out http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.session.php for more info -- Uchendu Nwachukwu newsreply AT unndunn DOT com - www.unndunn.com Phil Powell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb im Newsbeitrag [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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] = $username; session_start(); I am trying to create a page that sets a session variable upon successful login, problem is, the session_name() never changes it always remains the default PHPSESSID what am I doing wrong now? I fixed the problem with multiple files, that was bizarre! Thanx Phil -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] Re: How to create, name and start PHP sessions
I am now getting the following errors on every page: Warning: Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at c:\program files\apache group\apache\htdocs\webmissions\picupload\miss_pic_upload.php:25) in c:\program files\apache group\apache\htdocs\webmissions\picupload\miss_pic_upload.php on line 81 This is when I use the following block of code to first SET the session for the very first time: if (mysql_num_rows($results) == 0) { // Could not find info in db redirect to login library with error msg $errorHTML .= font color=ccWe could not find your information ; $errorHTML .= in our database. Please try again./fontp; $hasLoggedIn = 0; } else if (strcmp(session_name(), hasLoggedIn) != 0) { // Set up session variable with username and redirect to pic upload lib session_name(hasLoggedIn); $name = session_name(); session_start(); $HTTP_SESSION_VARS[username] = $username; $HTTP_SESSION_VARS[ip] = $REMOTE_ADDR; // To prevent session stealing } I am completely confused! Phil Michael Virnstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb im Newsbeitrag [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb im Newsbeitrag [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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] = $username; session_start(); I am trying to create a page that sets a session variable upon successful login, problem is, the session_name() never changes it always remains the default PHPSESSID what am I doing wrong now? I fixed the problem with multiple files, that was bizarre! Thanx Phil -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] Re: How to create, name and start PHP sessions
I am now getting the following errors on every page: Warning: Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at c:\program files\apache group\apache\htdocs\webmissions\picupload\miss_pic_upload.php:25) in c:\program files\apache group\apache\htdocs\webmissions\picupload\miss_pic_upload.php on line 81 This is when I use the following block of code to first SET the session for the very first time: if (mysql_num_rows($results) == 0) { // Could not find info in db redirect to login library with error msg $errorHTML .= font color=ccWe could not find your information ; $errorHTML .= in our database. Please try again./fontp; $hasLoggedIn = 0; } else if (strcmp(session_name(), hasLoggedIn) != 0) { // Set up session variable with username and redirect to pic upload lib session_name(hasLoggedIn); $name = session_name(); session_start(); $HTTP_SESSION_VARS[username] = $username; $HTTP_SESSION_VARS[ip] = $REMOTE_ADDR; // To prevent session stealing } I am completely confused! Phil Michael Virnstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb im Newsbeitrag [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb im Newsbeitrag [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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] = $username; session_start(); I am trying to create a page that sets a session variable upon successful login, problem is, the session_name() never changes it always remains the default PHPSESSID what am I doing wrong now? I fixed the problem with multiple files, that was bizarre! Thanx Phil Uchendu Nwachukwu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... In your example, simply place this line in your code (on *every* page you want the session to be on): session_name(HasLoggedIn); session_register(username); If your PHP was compiled with '--enable-trans-sid' you shouldn't have to worry about anything else. PHP will automatically store the session ID in a cookie, or it will pass the session ID in your HTML links. If it wasn't compiled with '--enable-trans-sid', you'll need to use the constant SID. Example: -- ?php session_name(HasLoggedIn); session_register(username); ? Welcome ?=$username;?. !-- assumes user has already entered a username on some other page -- a href=nextpage.php??=SID;?Click here to continue./a -- Hope that helps! Check out http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.session.php for more info -- Uchendu Nwachukwu newsreply AT unndunn DOT com - www.unndunn.com Phil Powell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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
[PHP] Re: How to create, name and start PHP sessions
Make sure you aren't sending any HTML to the browser for any reason before the session_start(); call. Surefire way to prevent this error: place the following line as the first line of PHP script you execute on every page: ob_start(); Check out http://www.php.net/ob_start for details on what that does. -- Uchendu Nwachukwu newsreply AT unndunn DOT com - www.unndunn.com Phil Powell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... I am now getting the following errors on every page: Warning: Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at c:\program files\apache group\apache\htdocs\webmissions\picupload\miss_pic_upload.php:25) in c:\program files\apache group\apache\htdocs\webmissions\picupload\miss_pic_upload.php on line 81 This is when I use the following block of code to first SET the session for the very first time: if (mysql_num_rows($results) == 0) { // Could not find info in db redirect to login library with error msg $errorHTML .= font color=ccWe could not find your information ; $errorHTML .= in our database. Please try again./fontp; $hasLoggedIn = 0; } else if (strcmp(session_name(), hasLoggedIn) != 0) { // Set up session variable with username and redirect to pic upload lib session_name(hasLoggedIn); $name = session_name(); session_start(); $HTTP_SESSION_VARS[username] = $username; $HTTP_SESSION_VARS[ip] = $REMOTE_ADDR; // To prevent session stealing } I am completely confused! Phil Michael Virnstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb im Newsbeitrag [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb im Newsbeitrag [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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] = $username; session_start(); I am trying to create a page that sets a session variable upon successful login, problem is, the session_name() never changes it always remains the default PHPSESSID what am I doing wrong now? I fixed the problem with multiple files, that was bizarre! Thanx Phil Uchendu Nwachukwu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... In your example, simply place this line in your code (on *every* page you want the session to be on): session_name(HasLoggedIn); session_register(username); If your PHP was compiled with '--enable-trans-sid' you shouldn't have to worry about anything else. PHP will automatically store the session ID in a cookie, or it will pass the session ID in your HTML links. If it wasn't compiled with '--enable-trans-sid', you'll need to use the constant SID. Example: -- ?php session_name(HasLoggedIn); session_register(username); ? Welcome ?=$username;?. !-- assumes user has already entered a username on some other page -- a href=nextpage.php??=SID;?Click here to continue./a -- Hope that helps!
[PHP] Re: How to create, name and start PHP sessions
OK thanx figured out a workaround in the meantime, I am setting and retaining part of the session, but not all session variables, am I doing this wrong??? $ip = $REMOTE_ADDR; // Check for session - if session is set user has already logged in session_start(); $login_state = $_SESSION[login_state]; if ($login_state[hasLoggedIn] === 1) $hasLoggedIn = 1; if ($login_state[ip] != $REMOTE_ADDR) $hasLoggedIn = 0; // Prevents session stealing $temp .= Your new session id is: . $login_state[ip] . br; $login_state[ip] never exists, though it's supposed to when the session is created upon successful login: // Set up session variable with username and redirect to pic upload lib session_start(); $login_state[hasLoggedIn] = 1; $login_state[ip] = $ip; session_register(login_state); header(Location: http://; . $HTTP_HOST . $PHP_SELF); You can see I am going to be a big problem :( Phil Uchendu Nwachukwu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Make sure you aren't sending any HTML to the browser for any reason before the session_start(); call. Surefire way to prevent this error: place the following line as the first line of PHP script you execute on every page: ob_start(); Check out http://www.php.net/ob_start for details on what that does. -- Uchendu Nwachukwu newsreply AT unndunn DOT com - www.unndunn.com Phil Powell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... I am now getting the following errors on every page: Warning: Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at c:\program files\apache group\apache\htdocs\webmissions\picupload\miss_pic_upload.php:25) in c:\program files\apache group\apache\htdocs\webmissions\picupload\miss_pic_upload.php on line 81 This is when I use the following block of code to first SET the session for the very first time: if (mysql_num_rows($results) == 0) { // Could not find info in db redirect to login library with error msg $errorHTML .= font color=ccWe could not find your information ; $errorHTML .= in our database. Please try again./fontp; $hasLoggedIn = 0; } else if (strcmp(session_name(), hasLoggedIn) != 0) { // Set up session variable with username and redirect to pic upload lib session_name(hasLoggedIn); $name = session_name(); session_start(); $HTTP_SESSION_VARS[username] = $username; $HTTP_SESSION_VARS[ip] = $REMOTE_ADDR; // To prevent session stealing } I am completely confused! Phil Michael Virnstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb im Newsbeitrag [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb im Newsbeitrag [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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] = $username; session_start(); I am trying to create a page that sets a session variable upon successful login, problem is, the session_name() never changes it always remains the
[PHP] Re: How to create, name and start PHP sessions
you have to call session_start() before you send any output to the browser, because it sends some headers. Phil Powell [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb im Newsbeitrag [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... I am now getting the following errors on every page: Warning: Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at c:\program files\apache group\apache\htdocs\webmissions\picupload\miss_pic_upload.php:25) in c:\program files\apache group\apache\htdocs\webmissions\picupload\miss_pic_upload.php on line 81 This is when I use the following block of code to first SET the session for the very first time: if (mysql_num_rows($results) == 0) { // Could not find info in db redirect to login library with error msg $errorHTML .= font color=ccWe could not find your information ; $errorHTML .= in our database. Please try again./fontp; $hasLoggedIn = 0; } else if (strcmp(session_name(), hasLoggedIn) != 0) { // Set up session variable with username and redirect to pic upload lib session_name(hasLoggedIn); $name = session_name(); session_start(); $HTTP_SESSION_VARS[username] = $username; $HTTP_SESSION_VARS[ip] = $REMOTE_ADDR; // To prevent session stealing } I am completely confused! Phil Michael Virnstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb im Newsbeitrag [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb im Newsbeitrag [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 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 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php