[SOLVED] PHP Sessions

[slimx3m]

i might have a easy question about php sessions. what i am trying to do is to replace the session with a new value inputted by the user.

so, let say that i have "form1". the user inputs under their user name "Jor". then that is being store on "$_SESSION['username']". So, after that they will go to verify that they inputted their user name properly. on the verify they will click edit, type their new user name which is "Joe"... and this is the part that i am getting stuck.

i currently have "Jor" in "$_SESSION['username']"...
so how i could replace "Jor" "$_SESSION['username']" with "Joe" new input session?

thank you for your help in advance.

[Touchtecservers]

$_SESSION["username"] = $validatedName;

? maybe I misunderstand you.

[slimx3m]

touchtecservers,
no you didn't. let me explain better.

1) user name input = "Jor"
user name store = $_SESSION['username'] = $validatedName
2) user name verify. User realizes that misspell his/her user name so decide to change it.
new user name = "Joe"
new user name store = ?
this last part is when i am having trouble. once i have that session going how i could replace it?

hopefully this make sense. thanks for your help.

[Touchtecservers]

Well, a session works just like a persistent variable.

Just use the $_SESSION["username"] = $newUsername;
And it will overwrite the old value.

[slimx3m]

that is the way i have it, but it doesn't instert anything. what i am doing is that i have an "edit button" in the verification form. so if they inputted anything on that the value will be replaced. with the new one. but apparently the session is not getting replaced.

hopefully this make sense. let me know if it doesn't.

[elija]

This is a very simple sample

<?php
	$name = "Joe Doe";
	$_SESSION['name'] = $name;
	echo $_SESSION['name'];

	$name = "John Doe";
	$_SESSION['name'] = $name;
	echo $_SESSION['name'];
?>

So using Posted form data it might look like this

<?php
	$name = "Joe Doe";
	$_SESSION['name'] = $name;
	echo $_SESSION['name'];

	$name = $_POST['name'];
	$_SESSION['name'] = $name;
	echo $_SESSION['name'];
?>

Can you post your code or is this homework? ( )

[slimx3m]

first form when they input their information:

<tr>
<td width="150">Username: <span class="required">*</span></td>
<td><input name="username" type="text" size="45" maxlength="45" onblur="validate(this,'RequiredAlphabetic')" /></td>
</tr>

then is being stored:

 $_SESSION['username'] = $newSuperGlobal['username']; 
  

here is the verification form:

<tr>
<td width="150" class="left" ><label >Username: <span class="required">*</span></label></td>
<td class="left" ><div id="usernameSelected"><?php echo $_SESSION['username']; ?>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#" class="edit" onClick="usernameEdit()">edit</a></div>
<!-- -->
<div id="usernameEdit"><input type="text" size="20" name="username" class="text" value="<?php echo $_SESSION['username']; ?>" id="username"  onblur="validate(this,'RequiredAlphabetic')"  /></div></td>
</tr>

hope this could help you guys to help me . just to make sure... what i want to do is...
IF the user doesn't edit the verification form then print out that value (username session)....
IF the user does edit in the verification form then print out that NEW value (username session).

i hope that now make more sense.
thanks for you help in advance.

[slimx3m]

no thoughts anybody

?!

[elija]

I was sure I already posted this... Ah well...

Assuming your form has a method = post

$_SESSION['username'] = $newSuperGlobal['username'];

becomes

$_SESSION['username'] = $_POST['username'];

[slimx3m]

thnx for your help, but that still hasn't solve my problem. that is exacly where i am getting an error. whenever i try to edit the form under the verification process and replace the session it doens't replace it. it just store a blank value. so your method i've tried to use it but still doesn't work.

thanks for your help anyways.