PHP Using sessions to save two variables across project files

Question

I am a little rusty on PHP. What I would like to do is save 2 variables to be used across my project. I would like to save the email and the password from my login page to be used later on to Parse my database on Parse.com.

Using reference link: [http://php.net/manual/en/book.session.php]

SOLVED, thank you @Fred -ii- for your help and explanations!

Login file:

try{

$query = new ParseQuery("Clients");
$query->equalTo("email", "$email");
$query->equalTo("password","$password");
$results = $query->find();

} catch(Exception $e){
echo $e->getMessage();

}
if(count($results)==1){
session_start();
$_SESSION['email'] = $email;
$_SESSION['password'] = $password;
 header("Location: http://localhost/ClientPortal/mainMenu.php");
}

mainMenu file:

   session_start();
   $email = $_SESSION['email'];
   $password = $_SESSION['password']; //* fixed spelling error (used to be 'passowrd')
   session_commit();

try{

   $query = new ParseQuery("Clients");
   $query->equalTo("email", "$email");
   $query->equalTo("password","$password");
   $results = $query->find();

   } catch(Exception $e){
  echo $e->getMessage();

   }

if(count($results)==1){
echo "<p align=center>1 correct row</p>";
}
else{
 echo "<p align=center>NO correct rows</p>";
}

Typo $_SESSION['passowrd']? If not, do $_SESSION['password'] — Funk Forty Niner
– Funk Forty Niner, Commented Aug 7, 2014 at 18:39
Sidenote: If you want valid HTML, change <p align=center> to <p align=\"center\"> — Funk Forty Niner
– Funk Forty Niner, Commented Aug 7, 2014 at 18:41
You are amazing!!! But I have an additional question for you, it is running pretty slow. Can I use session_close() after I use my sessions so that it works faster? — MadsterMaddness
– MadsterMaddness, Commented Aug 7, 2014 at 18:42
You're welcome. That's what years of being a (past) text editor for a publishing house paid off ;) — Funk Forty Niner
– Funk Forty Niner, Commented Aug 7, 2014 at 18:43
To answer your second question question; yes I imagine it would. However it's session_write_close() and not session_close() if that's the actual function you were wanting to use, doesn't exist. — Funk Forty Niner
– Funk Forty Niner, Commented Aug 7, 2014 at 18:46

MadsterMaddness · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-08 00:08:07Z

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Thank you @Fred -ii- for helping me solve this!!!

Login file:

try{

$query = new ParseQuery("Clients");
$query->equalTo("email", "$email");
$query->equalTo("password","$password");
$results = $query->find();

} catch(Exception $e){
echo $e->getMessage();

}
if(count($results)==1){
session_start();
$_SESSION['email'] = $email;
$_SESSION['password'] = $password;
 header("Location: http://localhost/ClientPortal/mainMenu.php");
}

mainMenu file:

session_start();
$email = $_SESSION['email'];
$password = $_SESSION['password']; //* fixed spelling error (used to be 'passowrd')
session_commit();

try{

  $query = new ParseQuery("Clients");
  $query->equalTo("email", "$email");
 $query->equalTo("password","$password");
 $results = $query->find();

 } catch(Exception $e){
 echo $e->getMessage();

 }

if(count($results)==1){
echo "<p align=center>1 correct row</p>";
 }
 else{
 echo "<p align=center>NO correct rows</p>";
}

edited Aug 8, 2014 at 0:08

answered Aug 7, 2014 at 20:25

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Funk Forty Niner Over a year ago

It's no biggie really. Don't get me wrong, I'm not in this for the points, although they do help in regards to reputation. I posted this comment but didn't get an answer. People might get the wrong impression if/when they visit the question. There are some out there who take Stack just a wee-bit too serious for my taste. ;)

MadsterMaddness Over a year ago

I feel the same way. I am just trying to learn. I made sure to put your name above the answer so you get credit for your help.

Funk Forty Niner Over a year ago

Yes I saw that, thanks and I was glad to help. Yet as I said also; if it's been solved, you shouldn't edit your question's code with the corrected one. I appreciate the mention, and glad that the matter got resolved, cheers - Enjoy coding :) - I +1 btw.

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