Question

I am working on a PHP system where I need to have a couple of variables constantly set throughout all classes used. Data is mostly retrieved through ajax calls and MySQL queries.

The value of each variable will not change unless a specific link is clicked.

What is the best method to achieve this? I am a bit stuck because I can use neither global variables, nor a cookie.

Thanks in advance.

N.

Answer 1

You should look into sessions.

Here is a simple example of using session:

 session_start();
 // Use $HTTP_SESSION_VARS with PHP 4.0.6 or less
 if (!isset($_SESSION['count'])) {
    $_SESSION['count'] = 0;
 } else {
    $_SESSION['count']++;
 }

Some html later on …

 <p>
Hello visitor, you have seen this page <?php echo $_SESSION['count']; ?> times.
</p>

<p>
To continue, <a href="nextpage.php?<?php echo htmlspecialchars(SID); ?>">click
here</a>.
</p>