using $_SESSION['USERNAME']

[ande159]

Greetings All,

I'm trying to write a php script that will allow a user to update some information in a database.  Instead of writing it directly in the WB code editor, I would prefer to write it in a separate file then include(' '); my file within the WB code module.  However, I've run into a problem accessing the $_SESSION['USERNAME'] variable which I'm going to use to ascertain database access priviledges.  It seems to get forgotten somewhere between WB and my script.

If I do this within the WB code editor, it works

Code:

echo "<p>Hello: ".$_SESSION['USERNAME'];

However, it doesn't work if I enter this within the WB code editor

Code:

include('scripts/updateUnitAlertRoster.php');

and my separate script contains this

Code:

<?php
session_start();

echo "Hello: ".$_SESSION['USERNAME'];

?>

Can anyone point me in the right direction for accessing the $_SESSION variables?

Thanks,
Ande
Huntsville, AL

[DarkViper]

in Backend use

Code:

<?php
  global $admin;
  echo '<p>Hello: '.$admin->get_username().'</p>';
?>

in Frontend use

Code:

<?php
  global $wb;
  echo '<p>Hello: '.$wb->get_username().'</p>';
?>

don't restart the session, it's already running
don't use te superglobal $_SESSION[] array. From WB 2.9.0.dev it's values can change mabe.

[ande159]

That didn't seem to work...

In my stand along .php file, which I have included'd in the WB code section, I tried

Code:

<?php
echo "Hello, is this working?<p>";
global $wb;
echo '<p>Hello: '.$wb->get_username().'</p>';
?>

and

Code:

<?php
echo "Hello, is this working?<p>";
  global $admin;
  echo '<p>Hello: '.$admin->get_username().'</p>';
?>

each time all I got was the "..is this working" message.

Other ideas?