HTTP_SESSION_VARS has no scope within a function. Make it global
first...
function currentlogin()
{
global $HTTP_SESSION_VARS;
echo $HTTP_SESSION_VARS['name'];
return;
}
---John Holmes...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Greenleaf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 9:38 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [PHP] Retrieving Session Variables
>
> I am having a problem getting a session variable in the function
> (currentlogin) below. I can process the script and in the else
statement
> "print ($HTTP_SESSION_VARS['name']);" the session variable is printed
but
> when the function tries to print the session variable, I get an error
> indicating an undefined variable.
>
> If someone could help me out I would appreaciate it. Is there a good
> tutorial on how to set and get session variables. From some of the
> snippets
> I have read in this news group there appears to be several ways to
> accomplish this.
>
> Thanks
>
> <?php
> if (isset($HTTP_SESSION_VARS['name'])==false){
> writelogin();
> }
> else {
> //Get logged in name and display message asking user if they
would
> like to log out
> print ($HTTP_SESSION_VARS['name']);
> currentlogin();
> }
>
>
> function currentlogin()
> {
> print ($HTTP_SESSION_VARS['name']);
> return;
> }
>
> ?>
>
>
>
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