Posted by kenoli on 06/28/07 14:33

On Jun 26, 8:36 am, GD <G...@cox.com> wrote:
> Newbie question = how to send variable form one page to the other
>
> i have a page with a very simple login. i want to be able to use the
> username variable to great the user by username when he reaches the
> page where he is redirected to. and at the same time get the ID field
> from my table which is and INT and PRIMARY_KEY.
>
> i've tried using a regular vairable and calling it back from the
> second page, but the second page doesn't read the first page's
> variable.
>
> btw, i'm using the login server behaviour that comes with dramweaver
> cs3 that adds the following code:
>
> $LoginRS__query=sprintf("SELECT username, password FROM information
> WHERE username=%s AND password=%s",
> GetSQLValueString($loginUsername, "text"),
> GetSQLValueString($password, "text"));
>
> $LoginRS = mysql_query($LoginRS__query, $WebParashaDB) or
> die(mysql_error());
> $loginFoundUser = mysql_num_rows($LoginRS);
> if ($loginFoundUser) {
> $loginStrGroup = "";
>
> //here is where i need to enter my text
>
> //declare two session variables and assign them
> $_SESSION['MM_Username'] = $loginUsername;
> $_SESSION['MM_UserGroup'] = $loginStrGroup;
>
> if (isset($_SESSION['PrevUrl']) && false) {
> $MM_redirectLoginSuccess = $_SESSION['PrevUrl'];
> }
> header("Location: " . $MM_redirectLoginSuccess );
> }
> else {
> header("Location: ". $MM_redirectLoginFailed );
> }}
>
> ?>
>
> any help would be appreciated.
>
> thank you very much,
> GD

$_SESSION['MM_Username']

should contain your information. Be sure to open sessions at the
beginning of the page.

$_SESSION[] variables are available on all pages.

--Kenoli

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