I set a session variable in my login controller after successful login. When I check for the variable in my dashboard controller no session data is found.

When I check the session in the login controller, session data exists. It does not exist when I check the dashboard controller. I have also tried using database sessions with no success.

I am using CodeIgniter 3.1.3 with HMVC (Module Based MX Controller). Code and screenshots of my current issue follow.

My Config File for Session

$config['sess_driver'] = 'files';
$config['sess_cookie_name'] = 'ci_session';
$config['sess_expiration'] = 7200;
$config['sess_save_path'] = APPPATH . 'cache/';
$config['sess_match_ip'] = FALSE;
$config['sess_time_to_update'] = 300;
$config['sess_regenerate_destroy'] = FALSE;

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Blockquote

print_r($_SESSION) doesn't works in CI. In Codeigniter we have to write following syntax.

print_r($this->session->userdata); 

or

print_r($this->session->all_userdata());

If you didn't load session library form, you need to load first. Try this way.

$this->load->library('session');
$this->session->userdata('your_session_variable'); // get single value
or
print_r($this->session->userdata);
or
print_r($this->session->all_userdata()); // get all session data but deprocated in newer version

You probably miss to load session library in Dashboardcontroller.So load it first using:

class Dashboardcontroller extends CI_Controller{
function __construct(){
    $this->load->library('session');//loads session library
}

Then try to

 print_r($_SESSION)

OR

print_r($this->session->all_userdata());