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Mahmoud's Session Example

Welcome, JohnDoe.

Your session ID is: 798ca385f7ae3086677bf2a3c0d093b6

You have visited this page 1 times in this session.

CODE FOLLOWS


<?php

// start session

session_start();

include('includes/header.php');



// initialize session variables

if (!isset($_SESSION['username'])) {

    $_SESSION['username'] = "JohnDoe";

}



if (!isset($_SESSION['count'])) {

    $_SESSION['count'] = 0; // initialize counter

}



// increment the session count

$_SESSION['count']++;



// retrieve session ID

$session_id = session_id();

?>





<h1>Mahmoud's Session Example</h1>



<p>Welcome, <?php echo htmlspecialchars($_SESSION['username']); ?>.</p>

<hr>

<p>Your session ID is: <?php echo htmlspecialchars($session_id); ?></p>

<hr>

<p>You have visited this page <?php echo $_SESSION['count']; ?> times in this session.</p>



<?php

echo '</pre>';



include('includes/footer.php');

?>

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