I'm trying to save an object in $_SESSION, but the following:
<?php
$user = db->load( $username, $pass ) ;
$_SESSION[ 'user' ] = $user ;
# on subsequent page loads:
$user = $_SESSION[ 'user' ] ; #retrieve the user from session
Unfortunately this doesn't work.
The script tried to execute a method or access a property of an incomplete object. Please ensure that the class definition "User" of the object you are trying to operate on was loaded _before_ unserialize() gets called or provide a __autoload() function to load the class definition
Unless you use serialize():
<?php
$user = db->load( $username, $pass ) ;
$_SESSION[ 'user' ] = serialize( $user ) ;
# on subsequent page loads:
$user = unserialize( $_SESSION[ 'user' ] ) ; #retrieve the user from session
I'm assuming a serialize is required because Session info is saved out to disk. But shouldn't PHP be smart enough to serialize stuff on its own?
And with the use of serialize/_unserialize_, is this going to work now reliably? Or do I need a __serialize() method in my PHP class?
