Start here: http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.session.php
You will need to call session_start() to initiate the session. You will also need to register the variables you want in the session with session_register(). Good luck! Kirk > -----Original Message----- > From: WG4- Cook, Janet [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 10:06 PM > To: PHP List > Subject: [PHP] Help needed with Sessions > > > Hi all, > I am trying to get sessions to work to use to pass some data > around, but the > values do not seem to be coming through - I've probably got > something basic > wrong > > PHP version is 4.0.4pl1 > > sources are > > validate.php > > > <?php > include("header.inc"); > ?> > > <HTML> > <HEAD> > <TITLE>Today's Date</TITLE> > </HEAD> > <BODY> > > <?php > > $dbcnx=@mysql_connect("localhost","root",""); > echo ( "<P> Connection established on $dbcnx</P>"); > if (!$dbcnx) { > echo( "<P>Unable to connect to MySql Server at this time.</P>"); > exit(); > } > else > { echo ("<P>Connected to My Sql Server on connection $dbcnx.</P>"); > }; > > > if (! mysql_select_db("DMS", $dbcnx)) { > echo( "<P>Unable to connect to DMS database at this time.</P>"); > exit(); > } > else > { echo( "Established connection to DMS db"); > }; > > $whoid=10; > > ?> > > <A HREF=jtest.php?name="3"?>testlink</A> > > </BODY> > </HTML> > > > > and in jtest.php I have > > <?php > include("header.inc"); > ?> > > <?php > echo "In jtest values are $dbcnx $whoid"; > > > ?> > > The connection establishes, but the values do not appear to > be there in the > jtest page? > > Any ideas > > Thanks > Janet > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
