$_SESSION[$id] not working?

[pkng]

Hi,

Isn't it possible to put a variable into $_SESSION like in the title?

Thanks!

[NogDog]

Yes, it is, though it probably won't work within a double-quoted string, in which case you'll probably want to concatenate it with the rest of the string, instead (or use something like printf() or sprintf()).

[pkng]

Thanks,

"$id" or '$id' doesn't work, how do you mean?

[NogDog]

No, the array key should not be quoted if using a variable.

My concern was whether or not the following would be "legal", but a little testing shows that it is, so that is not an issue.

<?php
session_start();
$id = 'foo';
$_SESSION[$id] = 'test';
echo "This is a $_SESSION[$id].";

So at this point I don't know what your actual question/issue is without more info and/or source code.

[wsparrow]

I use session based logins and I've got some code here I use to automatically give the user links to his/her own files. You might find parts of it useful to you.

<?php
    $mine = ($_SESSION['user_name']);
    $result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM UploadedFiles WHERE username = '$mine'");
    while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){
    
    echo '<h2 <a href="' . $row['location'] .  '">' . $row['name'] . '<br>' . $row['description'] . '</a></h2><br>';
    } 
    ?>

It may not be the "right" way to do it, but it does work. If it makes any difference, "location" is file location, and "name" is filename.