[ben_johnson1991]

Hey, I have a homepage which include the main header, the main header include the log in fields for the user, and the header submits to a scripts called login.php which re-directs to homepage after it has ran.

my problem now is when I run the validation ( check to see if all fields are filled or match) nothing appears on the main screen..

How can I set variables in the scrip.php and run them on the header inside of the homepages when a user signs in as at the moment there is no error messages appearing and it is pretty vital to have some form of feedback.

If someone could help i would be very greatful as this really puzzles me!

Many thanks
Ben.

[Jcbones]

Without any code, it will be next to impossible to give you code.

But, you can use Sessions to achieve your task.

PHP: Session Functions - Manual

[ben_johnson1991]

Originally Posted by Jcbones

Without any code, it will be next to impossible to give you code.

But, you can use Sessions to achieve your task.

PHP: Session Functions - Manual

What script do you need to see?
it is only a box standard login script.

I thought of using sessions, however, I wouldn't know how to remove the session after each use of it as obviously if someone did occur an error before they managed to log in, and then they logged out, the session would still be printed.

However I suppose I could set the session to nothing once they do log in, but if they close the page and come back on later without closing the browser the sessions would still be there?

Cheers for the reply

[Jcbones]

You should re-direct ONLY if the log in is successful. If there is an error, give them the form again.

To kill a session variable.

PHP Code:

unset($_SESSION['variable']); 

To kill a session.

PHP Code:

<?php
// Initialize the session.
// If you are using session_name("something"), don't forget it now!
session_start();

// Unset all of the session variables.
$_SESSION = array();

// If it's desired to kill the session, also delete the session cookie.
// Note: This will destroy the session, and not just the session data!
if (ini_get("session.use_cookies")) {
    $params = session_get_cookie_params();
    setcookie(session_name(), '', time() - 42000,
        $params["path"], $params["domain"],
        $params["secure"], $params["httponly"]
    );
}

// Finally, destroy the session.
session_destroy();
?>