session_start();

Report · Feb 26, 2012

I want to send information from one page to another using the session_start();.

Lets say that page1.php has a session above the <!DOCTYPE HTML> doctype.

<?php

session_start();

$_SESSION['mylink'] = $row_mymeeting['congremtid'];

?>

And in my body tag the following shows...

<body>

</body>

When I look at page1.php in my browser I get an error

Notice: Undefined variable: row_mymeeting in /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/phptest/www/index.php on line 5

However if I put $_SESSION['mylink'] = "Hello, Welcome to Adobe!"; when I click on the link to the page2.php page it shows.

And on page2.php I want it to echo what ever the $row_mymeeting['congremtid'] has in my databse.

One page 2 I have...

<?php

session_start();

?>

<?php

echo $_SESSION['mylink'];

?>

But I get a blank.

How can I make my $_SESSION['mylink'] = $row_mymeeting['congremtid']; echo in my second page, what am I missing?

Thank you.

Regards,

AdonaiEchad

Report · Feb 27, 2012

Have you got a recordset on the page which SELECTS 'congremtid' from the database? AND is the line $_SESSION['mylink'] = $row_mymeeting['congremtid']; AFTER the sql query? If you haven't or the line is NOT AFTER the sql query you will get an error about the Undefine Variable.

Report · Feb 27, 2012

Thank you osgood.

That was my issue.

The $_SESSION['mylink'] = $row_mymeeting['congremtid']; was placed before the recordset. I placed it at the top of the recordset therefore I was getting the error that I posted in this forum.

Again, thank you.

It is amazing that positioning can do a lot.

Regards,

AdonaiEchad

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