On 14 May 2010 18:47, Barry Zimmerman <barryzi...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> I have a problem with my system, not sure how I can fix this one. A user has
> a log in page and takes them to different pages, now each of these pages has
> a check to make sure they are logged in with the following code:
>
> session_start();
> if (!(isset($_SESSION['username']) && $_SESSION['username'] != '')) {
> header ("Location: login.html");
> exit;
> }
>
> So if they are not logged in it redirects them to the log in page. No
> problems there.
>
> Now if a user is not logged in and comes back to that page, it starts the
> session so giving them a session id and redirects them back to thge login
> page. The problem I have is I do NOT want the session to start, I need them
> to hit the log in page with no sessions there. I have tried all sorts but
> just cannot get this to work.
>
> I have tried adding this to the code.
>
> session_start();
> if (!(isset($_SESSION['username']) && $_SESSION['username'] != '')) {
> *session_destroy();*
> header ("Location: login.html");
> exit;
> }
>
> But that did not work? Please I am stuck for ideas?
>Read the manual on session_destroy. Specifically, if you want to complete destroy the session, unset the session cookie as well. On a separate note: why do you care if the session has started or not? If nothing is stored in the session then there's not much difference to you. Regards Peter -- <hype> WWW: http://plphp.dk / http://plind.dk LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/plind Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fake51 BeWelcome: Fake51 Couchsurfing: Fake51 </hype> -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
