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Jan 14th, 2009

Capturing username and displaying on another page

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Hey all
How can i capture the username, which is being input in a textbox, and pass it to another page?

Login.php
Example,
username: admin

Welcome.php
it should display,
Welcome, admin

How can i achieve this?

Using dtreamweaver with PHP language

Thanks

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Re: Capturing username and displaying on another page

you pass it via the $_GET method or the $_POST method.

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Re: Capturing username and displaying on another page

Click to Expand / Collapse Quote originally posted by it2051229 ...

you pass it via the $_GET method or the $_POST method.

Could you guide me on how to do that?
Im a beginner in php

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Re: Capturing username and displaying on another page

Ok, you need to look at a few tutorials (there's millions on the net) about user logins and sessions. In a nutshell:

form.html This contains the textbox.

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<form action="submit.php" method="GET"> <!--or "POST"-->
  <input type="text" name="username" />
</form>
<form action="submit.php" method="GET"> <!--or "POST"-->
  <input type="text" name="username" />
</form>

submit.php Set the session variable

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<?php
session_start(); //so you can use the session variable
&username = $_GET['username']; //or $_POST depending on form method
echo "Hello $username. I have learnt your name!";
SESSION['username']=$username;
?>
<a href="/page.php">Return</a>
<?php
session_start(); //so you can use the session variable
&username = $_GET['username']; //or $_POST depending on form method
echo "Hello $username. I have learnt your name!";
SESSION['username']=$username;
?>
<a href="/page.php">Return</a>

page.php //Content page

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<?php
start_session();
if isset($_SESSION['username']){
  echo "Hey $_SESSION['username'], I remembered your name!";
}
?>
...rest of page content
<?php
start_session();
if isset($_SESSION['username']){
  echo "Hey $_SESSION['username'], I remembered your name!";
}
?>
...rest of page content

Now please do some research so you understand that code and how your using it.

[code untested]

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