MM_Username session variable not being passed on...

Report · Feb 16, 2007

I am using the Log In User server behaviour, but when i try and call the session variable MM_Username on the following page, it doesn't seem to be there... Here's the code from the log in page...

Report · Feb 16, 2007

Did you put:

<?php session_start(); ?>

at the top of the following page to enable sessions?

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Report · Feb 16, 2007

and here is the code for the following page...

Report · Feb 17, 2007

Yeah - if i call the session variable on the same page as it is created, it appears fine, but i can't get it to appear when i move onto the next page....

Report · Feb 21, 2007

I'm still having problems with this - I tried creating the most simple two pages i could, a log in page with two text fields and a submit button, and then a page that will display the session variable...
I can log in correctly as i am redirected to the correct page, but the session variable will not appear...

Here's the code for the two pages...

I am running Apache 2.2.4 and MySQL 5.0 - Is there perhaps any reason this might not work on my own machine?

Report · Feb 21, 2007

dhewuidhjklhdwidh wrote:
> I can log in correctly as i am redirected to the correct page, but the session
> variable will not appear...

> I am running Apache 2.2.4 and MySQL 5.0 - Is there perhaps any reason this
> might not work on my own machine?

If you're doing this on your own computer, have you set up
session.save_path correctly in php.ini?

You need to remove the semicolon from the beginning of the line and
point to a temporary folder. On most Windows systems, it should look
like this:

session.save_path "C:\WINDOWS\Temp"

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Report · Feb 21, 2007

Here's my php.ini file,

I changed the session.save_path to what you said, but still not luck...

Report · Feb 21, 2007

dhewuidhjklhdwidh wrote:
> upload_tmp_dir="C:\DOCUME~1\user\LOCALS~1\Temp\php\session"
> session.save_path="C:\WINDOWS\Temp"

Aha, you have used the PHP Windows installer. There's a bug in it, which
is described at the bottom of the tutorial on my site:

http://foundationphp.com/tutorials/php_installer.php

The installer adds its own version of session.save_path pointing to a
non-existent folder. I can't remember exactly where it is in php.ini,
but it's probably after the section you have just shown me, because it's
obviously overriding the change you have made.

The explanation in my tutorial should be sufficient, but come back if
you still have problems.

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Report · Feb 22, 2007

David, thanks so much for your time and experience, i can stop banging my head off my desk now...

Cheers,

Hugh.

Report · Mar 15, 2009

Thanks David!

My version of DW CS4 is not adding the session_start code automatically. I had to manually put that in, then the pages display correctly. Is this a bug with DW or perhaps I need to update my software?

Report · Mar 15, 2009

phcaptjim wrote:
> Thanks David!
>
> My version of DW CS4 is not adding the session_start code automatically. I
> had to manually put that in, then the pages display correctly. Is this a bug
> with DW or perhaps I need to update my software?

It is not a bug, and you do not need to update your software. Dreamweaver doesn't add the session start code to your page. I'd suggest making it a snippet, or perhaps place it into an include that you then add to every page.

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