2 ways

[Stijn Goris]

hi all,

Having a session variable test .

Is there a difference between:
$test = "string";
or
$_session['test'] = "string";

kind regards
Stijn

[Steve]

Yep first of all $_session doesn't exist

$_SESSION does though, so lets not forget about case sensitivity.
For portablity sake ALWAYS make sure you use
$_SESSION['test']="string";
Especially if you're not sure what version of PHP the host is running,
and/or what there php.ini reads like.
Also if register globals is on and there is a $_POST['test'] or a
$_GET['test'] you could get a conflicting variable that will be a HUGE
pain in the ass to track down.
Always best to test as far up the pipe as you can and then explicitly
assign.
I do it one of two ways, depending on what exactly I need.
I call this extremely explicit

if($_POST['test']){
$test = $_POST['test'];
$_SESSION['test']=$test;
}elseif($_GET['test']){
$test = $_GET['test'];
$_SESSION['test']=$test;
}elseif($_SESSI ON['test']){
$test = $test;
$_SESSION['test']=$test;
}

Or the sloppy way

extract($_SESSI ON);

If register globals (I think thats it) is turned on $_SESSION['test']
will automagically update, otherwise $_SESSION['test']=$test; is the
only way to go.

Someone please correct me, on the register globals comment, if I'm
wrong, but I know it's something.

Anyways more details can be had here
http://us2.php.net/manual/en/reserve...iables.session

"Stijn Goris" <me*****@hotmai l.com> wrote in message news:<3f******* **************@ reader3.news.sk ynet.be>...

hi all,

Having a session variable test .

Is there a difference between:
$test = "string";
or
$_session['test'] = "string";

kind regards
Stijn

[Brian]

Uhm, this looks like assignment to me. A test would be conditional statment
like if.

if ( $_SESSION['test'] == 'bigfatbooger') {
do::someshit('b athroom');
}

= ( Assignment )
== ( test for equality )

There is also tests for existance, TRUE/FALSE tests.

if ($_SESSION['test']) {
cook::food('piz za');
} else {
pig::out('pork rinds');
}

Make sense?

Also, watch your case, no such monster as $_session, its $_SESSION.

"Stijn Goris" <me*****@hotmai l.com> wrote in message
news:3f******** *************@r eader3.news.sky net.be...

hi all,

Having a session variable test .

Is there a difference between:
$test = "string";
or
$_session['test'] = "string";

kind regards
Stijn

[Steve]

I think what he means is, does $_SESSION automagically keep track of
it's member variables and update accordingly.
The answer is, yes/no/maybe sometimes, it depends on the php version
and it's config.
The point I'm trying to make is this... Make sure assignment is ALWAYS
pointing to exactly what you want to assign.

Assuming $_SESSION['test'] ==1

$test = $_SESSION['test'];
$test ++;

Will produce one of two results.
Either $test will now == 2 and $_SESSION['test'] ==2
Or $test ==2 and $_SESSION['test'] ==1

It would be best, to have done this instead

$_SESSION['test'] ++;

This way we now know for sure it == 2

By the way, just ignore my first post, it was WAY too early in the
morning and I was kinda sleepy when I wrote it.
"Brian" <cpnmscg02 (@) sneakemail.com> wrote in message news:<zBbnb.413 90$Tr4.85919@at tbi_s03>...

Uhm, this looks like assignment to me. A test would be conditional statment
like if.

if ( $_SESSION['test'] == 'bigfatbooger') {
do::someshit('b athroom');
}

= ( Assignment )
== ( test for equality )

There is also tests for existance, TRUE/FALSE tests.

if ($_SESSION['test']) {
cook::food('piz za');
} else {
pig::out('pork rinds');
}

Make sense?

Also, watch your case, no such monster as $_session, its $_SESSION.

"Stijn Goris" <me*****@hotmai l.com> wrote in message
news:3f******** *************@r eader3.news.sky net.be...

hi all,

Having a session variable test .

Is there a difference between:
$test = "string";
or
$_session['test'] = "string";

kind regards
Stijn