I want to allow the user to input some text, then use that text as their session username and then echo a welcome "username" at the top of each page, and then a logout button which will end the session and allow for the user to input a new username
Currently the code will allow the user to input a name, and then a Welcome will appear for that name, but it will be destroyed if the user changes pages, and the textfield to input a name never disappears either - This is the master page in codeigniter
<form action="" method="POST">
<input type="text" name="input_value">
<input type="submit" name ='in' value="LogIn">
</form>
<?php
if (session_status() == PHP_SESSION_NONE) {
session_start();
$_SESSION['userses'] = '';
}
if(session_status() == PHP_SESSION_ACTIVE && $_SESSION['userses']=='' ){
$_SESSION['userses'] = $_POST['input_value'];
echo "Welcome, ".$_SESSION['userses']."!";
}
else{
echo "Welcome, ".$_SESSION['userses']."!";
}
?>
<form action="<?php session_destroy(); ?>" method="POST">
<input type="submit" name='out' value="LogOff">
</form>
You have to change
if(session_status() == PHP_SESSION_ACTIVE && $_SESSION['userses']=='' )
to
if(isset($_POST['in']) ){
$_SESSION['userses'] = $_POST['input_value'];
}
so when he submits username, this if will catch the post request and then add input to your username
you don't need to check session_status
edit:
and as the comments said, put session_start(); at the beginning of every page
example of code :
<?php session_start();
if(isset($_SESSION['userses'])) echo "Welcome".$_SESSION['userses'];
?>
<form action="" method="POST">
<input type="text" name="input_value">
<input type="submit" name ='in' value="LogIn">
</form>
<?php
if(isset($_POST['in']) ){
$_SESSION['userses'] = $_POST['input_value'];
}
?>
<form action="<?php session_destroy(); ?>" method="POST">
<input type="submit" name='out' value="LogOff">
</form>
You are using codeigniter, why not use session library :
https://www.codeigniter.com/user_guide/libraries/sessions.html