PHP Session Question

Hey Everyone -

I have a question about PHP Sessions.

within my code, I am trying to get a value from a URL parameter and store it in a session.

<?php

//get event value from URL
$event = $_GET['event'];

//Start Session and set it equal to parameter
session_start();
$_SESSION['event'] = $event;
?>

PHP:

I want to get the value from the session on another page and use it in my logic.

<?php echo "event value = ". $_SESSION['event']; ?>

PHP:

I am not getting any value from the session value. The code displays "event value = ". Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks

 

Does the other page have session_start(); at the top of it?

 

On the second page you need to have the session_start(); on top of it. If it does I would try displaying it on the page where it was set and go from there.

 

Thanks Guys....I tried adding session_start() to the second page and I still have the same problem.

On the first page I am setting the session value then redirecting to a new page with header ();

header("Location: http://www.myurl.com/parent_signup.php");

PHP:

Does that have anything to do with it?

Thanks

 

That shouldn't have any thing to do with it. I just tested it with a header redirect and it worked fine.

 

Try these

one.php

<?php
session_start();

$_SESSION['fruit'] = 'apple';

header('Location: two.php');
?>

PHP:

two.php

<?php
session_start();

var_dump($_SESSION['fruit']);
?>

PHP:

 

the session_start();
must be in the first line in the first file