CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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anon
anon

Reputation: 241

How do I put a $_POST value(searcing after users) in a SESSION?

I am making a search service on my page so the users are able to search for other users. I want to put the $_POST value in a SESSION and use the SESSION value in a SELECT for the search. This is what ive done, but it doesnt work - Seems like the SESSION doesnt have any value at all, but im not sure?

session_start();
include_once 'dbconnect.php';

if(isset($_POST['submit'])){

  $search = $con->real_escape_string($_POST['search']);

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

  $result="SELECT * FROM users WHERE username LIKE '%$test%'";

  ...

Upvotes: 0

Views: 25

Answers (1)

wogsland
wogsland

Reputation: 9508

You need to make sure you start your session with

session_start();

before you try to access the $_SESSION variables and make sure the database you're connect to with $con is set properly.

Upvotes: 1

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