calling a php session variable from outer script

Question

i have a problem calling a session variable from another script. can anybody help me on this matter.

Below is the script that i create the session and store the time in a session variable.

<?php
session_start();
$orgtimestamp = date("Y-m-d h:i:sa");
$_SESSION['orgtimestamp'] = $orgtimestamp;
?>

Here is the script that i try to access this session variable from a function of it. till now nothing worked

<?php

include '../../mydomain/myscript.php';

class survey_Tracksciprt
{
    public static function timeofclick(){
    session_start();
    $time_org = $_SESSION['orgtimestamp'];
    echo $time_org;
    }
}

this hasnt worked upto now, nothing prints...can anybody give tips to sought this out and its compulsory to have this function timeofclick

session variables are browser specifics, so any php file should be able to access them. Did you check if it is setting properly in your first script. And yes, as Stjin pointed, you are not calling that function anywhere in your second script. — akshayb
– akshayb, Commented Sep 11, 2014 at 8:31

Stijn Bernards · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-11 08:31:29Z

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You're not creating your class on your second file add:

//I don't know what this does but if it already starts a session remove the session start inside the class.
include '../../mydomain/myscript.php';

$survey = new survey_Tracksciprt();

$survey::timeofclick();

class survey_Tracksciprt
{
    public static function timeofclick(){
    session_start();
    $time_org = $_SESSION['orgtimestamp'];
    echo $time_org;
    }
}

I also advice putting session_start at the top of your file.

answered Sep 11, 2014 at 8:31

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u_mulder Over a year ago

survey_Tracksciprt::timeofclick(); as it is static

WordpressCoder · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-11 08:36:17Z

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    <?php

    session_start();

    include '../../mydomain/myscript.php';

    class survey_Tracksciprt
    {
        public static function timeofclick(){
        $time_org = $_SESSION['orgtimestamp'];
        echo $time_org;
        }
    }

Always use the session_start(); at the top line of the page.

answered Sep 11, 2014 at 8:36

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Lajos Arpad · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-11 08:52:55Z

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First, you need an init-session.php file, containing:

if (session_status() == PHP_SESSION_NONE) {
    session_start();
}

Second, you need to include this file at the start of your loader/layout (whatever you have there), so no operation will be executed before you initialize your session.

Third, you should initialize $orgtimestamp like this:

<?php
$orgtimestamp = date("Y-m-d h:i:sa");
$_SESSION['orgtimestamp'] = $orgtimestamp;
?>

Fourth, you need to call survey_Tracksciprt::timeofclick().

answered Sep 11, 2014 at 8:52

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