Set php session via ajax

Question

I'm trying to build my AJAX login system but I'm having some problems with PHP sessions.

This is the AJAX code I use in my index.php:

$("#buttonLogin").click(function(){
    $.post("<?php echo $AJAX ?>/ajaxLogin.php",{
        Username : $("#loginUsername").val(),
        Password : $("#loginPassword").val()
    }, 
    function(result){
        if(result == "OK"){
            window.location.href = "<?php echo $PUBLIC?>/home.php";
        } else {
            $("#loginMessageError").show();
        }
    });
});

And this is ajaxLogin.php that is called via AJAX:

<?php
require_once("../settings.php");
require_once($ABS_ENGINE."/classUser.php");

$user = new User();
if($user->loginUser($_POST["Username"], $_POST["Password"])){
    $UserID = $user->getUserId($_POST["Username"]);
    session_start();
    $_SESSION['UserID'] = $UserID;
    echo "OK";
} else {
    echo "ERROR";
}
?>

When I'm in home.php and I try to echo $_SESSION["UserID"], I get the following error:

Notice: Undefined index: UserID in C:\xampp\htdocs\webname\resources\templates\headerHome.php on line 23

Probably this is not correct because session must be set before any output but if i try to echo $_SESSION['UserID'] = $UserID; line it's session variable is correctly displayed.

The only other explanation is that multiple session are being started. Check session_id() of both pages to verify this — Starx
– Starx, Commented Jan 1, 2012 at 17:35
Are you sure your php.ini is set to use session cookies and the path is an accessible one by PHP? There could be a chance that the session saving path is wrong for your setup. — Paul
– Paul, Commented Jan 1, 2012 at 18:01
@Paul Can you tell me how php.ini should be changed to allow sessions? — siannone
– siannone, Commented Jan 1, 2012 at 18:12
@MaterMorbi php.net/manual/en/session.configuration.php There you go, set those up according to what you need, read the docs and you'll figure them out. Also read the comments in php.ini at the session section. — Paul
– Paul, Commented Jan 1, 2012 at 18:31
@MaterMorbi, have you checked the session_id() of the two pages.. — Starx
– Starx, Commented Jan 2, 2012 at 5:38

vkGunasekaran · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-01 17:38:18Z

You need to initiate the session first, like session_start().then only you can have the access to session variables. Have a look at this simple example , it might help you:

aj.php

<script src="jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready( function(){
    $.ajax({
        type : 'GET',
        url : 'sess.php',
        data: {
            user : 'guna',

              },
        success : function(data){
                       alert(data);
        },
        error : function(XMLHttpRequest, textStatus, errorThrown) 
        {alert ("Error Occured");}
                 });


});
</script>
</html>

sess.php

<?php
session_start();
$_SESSION['user']=$_GET['user'];
echo $_SESSION['user'];
?>

As other guys pointed out, better you can also check for session_start() in the page where you reading the session variables.

Dmitry Minkovsky · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-04 15:24:45Z

4

When I had this kind of problem, the thing that solved it was using exit();

<?php
require_once("../settings.php");
require_once($ABS_ENGINE."/classUser.php");

$user = new User();
if($user->loginUser($_POST["Username"], $_POST["Password"])){
    $UserID = $user->getUserId($_POST["Username"]);
    session_start();
    $_SESSION['UserID'] = $UserID;
    echo "OK";
    exit();
} else {
    echo "ERROR";
}
?>

edited Dec 4, 2013 at 15:24

Dmitry Minkovsky

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answered Jan 1, 2012 at 17:15

Nicola Peluchetti

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1 Comment

Dmitry Minkovsky Over a year ago

Yup, this worked for me too, loosely. If you're using Drupal with a non-core delivery callback, call drupal_session_commit(); in your delivery callback.

Starx · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-01 17:23:44Z

0

Better check if session_start() is present in home.php. Without this you will not be able to read the session data.

When you are doing echo $_SESSION['UserID'] = $UserID; you will assigning and accessing at a same line, so it will obviously work.

answered Jan 1, 2012 at 17:23

Starx

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siannone Over a year ago

session_start() is present in home.php

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