login display username

[LouisMoore16]

Hello, when a user logs in im looking to have displayed on the page "hello : 'username'" Something similar to that!

I have no idea how to do this?

Help?

[Tjcrazy]

It would be beneficial to not only yourself, but the many helpful people on Neowin if you made one topic and kept in in it. Your never going to get support if you constantly keep creating topics.

To answer your question; it depends how your login system works. Form your previous posts, I believe your using sessions, so it would simple work as follows:

echo 'Hello: '.$_SESSION['username'];

(Replace username with whatever your usernames session is stored as. And keep the ''.

[LouisMoore16]

It would be beneficial to not only yourself, but the many helpful people on Neowin if you made one topic and kept in in it. Your never going to get support if you constantly keep creating topics.

To answer your question; it depends how your login system works. Form your previous posts, I believe your using sessions, so it would simple work as follows:

echo 'Hello: '.$_SESSION['username'];

(Replace username with whatever your usernames session is stored as. And keep the ''.

Thanks, how would i place this within my code. its for my home page and at the moment its just coming up as text on the page.

[iuerg87yerg879e0rg9erugjer]

Thanks, how would i place this within my code. its for my home page and at the moment its just coming up as text on the page.

well without the code you are using we cannot help now can we?

[LouisMoore16]

well without the code you are using we cannot help now can we?

Okay i have just copied the table it is in

        <tbody>
          <tr height="54" valign="top">
            <td style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px">
              <br/>
              <a href="Untitled1.html">
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                  <strong>Home</strong> </font></a>
              <font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC">
                <strong> | Forum | </strong> </font>
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                  <strong>Buy</strong> </font></a>            <font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC"> echo 'Hello: '.$_SESSION['username'];</td>
          </tr>
        </tbody>
      </table><br/><br/><br/></div>
    <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">
      <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">
        <table style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" width="250" align="right" height="495">
          <tbody>

[+jamesyfx Subscriber²]

Uh, this is just HTML code. What Tjcrazy provided you with was some PHP.

What kind of system are you using as a backend? I assume it's some kind of forum system. How do you handle the login and how do you store the user details?

[iuerg87yerg879e0rg9erugjer]

uhhh your using php code in html? are you even using a server side language at all?

[LouisMoore16]

Yes the login and registration page work 100% fine. I thought maybe it was for .php page but the page i have at the mo for my homepage is .HTML so should i change the file type?

For my database i use XAMPP which has myphp and mySQL etc

for login / registration i use seperate .PHP files

[+jamesyfx Subscriber²]

The code given is indeed for a .php page, however it can't just be inserted and expected to work - it usually needs to be altered depending on how the system has been written.

[Tjcrazy]

jamessyfx is correct, the code I gave was for a .php file.

From what I've seen in your stupid-amount of previous topics, The code I gave you should work with your system. Obviously, without your entire .html file, I can't give you the full code, but this should work:

        <tbody>
          <tr height="54" valign="top">
            <td style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px">
              <br/>
              <a href="Untitled1.html">
                <font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC">
                  <strong>Home</strong> </font></a>
              <font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC">
                <strong> | Forum | </strong> </font>
              <a href="Untitled3.html"></a>
              <a href="Untitled3.html">
                <font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC">
                  <strong>Hottest Uni's</strong> </font></a>
              <font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC">
                <strong>|</strong> </font>
              <font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC">
                <strong>
                  <a href="Untitled3.html">
                    <font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC">
                      <strong>Rate your Uni </strong>
                    </font></a>
                </strong>
              </font>
              <font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC">
                <strong>| Uni LAD test | Events |</strong> </font>
              <a href="Untitled6.html">
                <font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC">
                  <strong>Buy</strong> </font></a>      
      <font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC"> <?php echo 'Hello: '.$_SESSION['username']; ?></td>
          </tr>
        </tbody>
      </table><br/><br/><br/></div>
    <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">
      <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">
        <table style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" width="250" align="right" height="495">
          <tbody>

Change the file extension to .php and make sure at the very top of the page you have:

<?php
session_start();
?>

I'm happy to give help, but also should comment on your website structure. The HTML tables you used... awful.

[AnthonySterling]

Come on guys, let's wind back the "rawr" somewhat. ;)

Hopefully, louismoore16 will realise the, awesome and free, skills that you guys are offering up and will be as helpful as they can.

Anthony.

[LouisMoore16]

Error

Notice: Undefined index: username in C:\xampp\htdocs\mywebsite\Untitled1.php on line 146

[Tjcrazy]

Come on guys, let's wind back the "rawr" somewhat. ;)

Hopefully, louismoore16 will realise the, awesome and free, skills that you guys are offering up and will be as helpful as they can.

Anthony.

I made clear my favourite part of that post ;)

Error

Notice: Undefined index: username in C:\xampp\htdocs\mywebsite\Untitled1.php on line 146

You haven't changed the $_SESSION variable to the name of your session. Because I'm a nice, friendly chap; I looked at a previous post and deduced that your variable is 'myusername'.

So simply, change

$_SESSION['username']

TO

$_SESSION['myusername']

[LouisMoore16]

I made clear my favourite part of that post ;)

You haven't changed the $_SESSION variable to the name of your session. Because I'm a nice, friendly chap; I looked at a previous post and deduced that your variable is 'myusername'.

So simply, change

$_SESSION['username']

TO

$_SESSION['myusername']

im affraid its still displaying the same message

[Tjcrazy]

It would be helpful if you gave us the rest of the code. Us friendly guys struggle to help when we can't find out whats wrong.

[LouisMoore16]

It would be helpful if you gave us the rest of the code. Us friendly guys struggle to help when we can't find out whats wrong.

That error code is gone now, its now saying

Notice: Undefined variable: _SESSION in C:\xampp\htdocs\mywebsite\Untitled1.php on line 142

do you still need code?

[LouisMoore16]

All sorted now

TJcrazy i do apoligise for my idiocy and thank you for the patience you and others give me

This is my first time using php ever and first time creating a website on my own

Thanks

[+jamesyfx Subscriber²]

My PHP skills are still in their infancy too, I know how difficult it is. Glad to know this community can help though. :D

[Tjcrazy]

No worries. Everyone's gotta start somewhere.

If you ever have any other problems, maybe trye posting in this thread? I'll still be here to help :).

[LouisMoore16]

Will do. Now working on the logout script so i guess il be back soon

haha

[LouisMoore16]

Back so soon

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_DNUMBER in C:\xampp\htdocs\mywebsite\logout.php on line 3

<?php   

if (isset($_SESSION['loggedIn')) {   

$tmp = $_SESSION['myusername'];   
session_destroy();   
session_regenerate_id();   
$_SESSION['userName'] = $tmp;   
}   
?>  

[Tjcrazy]

<?php   

if (isset($_SESSION['loggedIn'])) {   

$tmp = $_SESSION['myusername'];   
session_destroy();   
session_regenerate_id();   
$_SESSION['userName'] = $tmp;   
}   
?>  

Use that. You were missing a ']'.

[LouisMoore16]

<?php   

if (isset($_SESSION['loggedIn'])) {   

$tmp = $_SESSION['myusername'];   
session_destroy();   
session_regenerate_id();   
$_SESSION['userName'] = $tmp;   
}   
?>  

Use that. You were missing a ']'.

What should i change 'if (isset($_SESSION['loggedIn'])) ' too coz i took this code of a website and i dont think it is relevant to mine

Also it is still displaying the same message

[Tjcrazy]

Oh, well have you set a session for 'loggedIn'?

A logout page is really easy. All you need is the following:

<?php   
if (isset($_SESSION['myusername'])) {  
session_destroy();   
}   
?>

[LouisMoore16]

So do I add this to a new .php file or my page I was working with earlier?

[Tjcrazy]

Just replace your logout.php file with the code I gave.