one problem I see, you are trying to populate the variable after you
register it.
session_start();
$myvar = "something";
session_register('myvar');
echo $myvar;
Jim Lucas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Russ Michell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Steve Cayford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Matthew Tedder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Learning PHP Sessions
>
> * session_register('myvar'); creates a session var called $myvar
> * session_start(); needs to be called from the top of each script that
will need the session var
> $myvar
> * session_destroy('myvar'); rids you of $myvar completely.
> * session_destroy('HTTP_SESSION_VARS'); rids you off *all* currently
registered session vars
>
> Note that a variable used in this way is refered to as 'myvar' and
referenced a snormal within the
> script as: $myvar
>
> HTH you out.
> Russ
>
> On Wed, 31 Oct 2001 09:55:33 -0600 Steve Cayford
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > This is really off-topic for this list, but...
> >
> > From my understanding of sessions, you really don't want
session_start()
> > in an if{} block. Every time you hit this script, it will have no memory
> > of any session variables until you call session_start().
> >
> > -Steve
> >
> > On Tuesday, October 30, 2001, at 02:30 PM, Matthew Tedder wrote:
> >
> > > <?php
> > > /*
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm new to PHP and am having trouble understanding how to use PHP
> > > sessions. My book tells in near the beginning how to start them and
> > > register
> > > session variables, but I can't figure out how to destroy a session or
> > > later
> > > read those session variables. I'm also trying to do this across
> > > frames, but
> > > can't even get it to work within a single page.
> > >
> > > Here's what I've learned so far and what my problems are:
> > > */
> > >
> > > /* To start a session */
> > > session_start();
> > >
> > > /* To register a session variable */
> > > session_register("myvar");
> > > $myvar = "some value";
> > >
> > > /*
> > > PROBLEM #1: From the above commands, I get a $PHPSESSID that seems to
> > > be
> > > globally available for use, but I cannot seem to read my values back
> > > out of
> > > the registered session variable from anywhere... I tried:
> > > */
> > >
> > > print "$myvar\n"; /* and absolutely nothing is printed */
> > >
> > > /* To destroy a session */
> > > session_destroy();
> > >
> > > /*
> > > PROBLEM #2: This says there is no session to destroy. It's rather
> > > strange
> > > because I can still print the $PHPSESSID value..
> > >
> > > I've attached my code...
> > >
> > > */
> > > ?>
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