How do I set a $_SESSION variable

This is page is called to delete a row on a table using form input. I
set a session variable based on the result of mysql_query and want to
pass it back to the caller like this.

if (mysql_query($deleteSQL,$emailmanager) &&
mysql_affected_rows()>0) {
$_SESSION["mysql_query_result"] = "Your email address has been
successfully removed";
}else {
$_SESSION["mysql_query_result"] = "Your email address was not
found. Please try again";
}

.....

Here is the return code (generated by Dreamweaver) -

header(sprintf("Location: %s", "http://".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].
$deleteGoTo));

How do I return the session variable to the caller? The $_SESSION
array does not exist on return to the caller. I check it using this
print code -

while ($var = each($_SESSION)) {
printf ("Session key %s has the value of: %s
",
$var['key'], $var['value']);
}

Re: How do I set a $_SESSION variable

On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:33:48 +0200, Big Moxy wrote:

> This is page is called to delete a row on a table using form input. I
> set a session variable based on the result of mysql_query and want to
> pass it back to the caller like this.
>
> if (mysql_query($deleteSQL,$emailmanager) &&
> mysql_affected_rows()>0) {
> $_SESSION["mysql_query_result"] =3D "Your email address has been
> successfully removed";
> }else {
> $_SESSION["mysql_query_result"] =3D "Your email address was not
> found. Please try again";
> }
>
> ....
>
> Here is the return code (generated by Dreamweaver) -
>
> header(sprintf("Location: %s", "http://".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].
> $deleteGoTo));
>
> How do I return the session variable to the caller? The $_SESSION
> array does not exist on return to the caller. I check it using this
> print code -
>
> while ($var =3D each($_SESSION)) {
> printf ("Session key %s has the value of: %s
",
> $var['key'], $var['value']);
> }

An foreach loop would be less archaic.

To the point: you have to call session_start() on _every_ page.
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Rik Wasmus