How to show a content using current session php and remember it until browser close?

Question

I am trying to show a div content and remember it until browser close. How to call and set $_SESSION using php?

<div class="show">Show content</div>

Try search on google, and you will get 100 examples of $_SESSION usages and how to. — Jesper, Jul 04 '15 at 20:14
I'm voting to close this question because the answer is explained a thousand+ times on the internet and very easy to find with little googling. — Wouter J, Jul 04 '15 at 22:03
Check out https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5489365/how-to-use-store-and-use-session-variables-across-pages — LinkBerest, Jul 04 '15 at 22:23

peer · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-04T20:27:22.367

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Try this:

<!--HTML PART-->
<form method="post">
 <input type="submit" name="setSession" value="Set Session" />
</form>

<!--PHP PART-->
<?php
if(isset($_POST['setSession'])) {
 session_start();
 $_SESSION['set'] = true;
}
?>

Above is the page that will set the session. Underneath is the content that you want to hide/show when the session is set or not set.

<!--YOUR PAGE-->
<?php
if($_SESSION['set']) {
?>
 <div class="show">Show content</div>
<?php
} elseif(!$_SESSION['set']) {
?>
 <div class="show">Set the session first</div>
<?php
}
?>

Remember, always put: session_start(); on the top of your PHP file.

PHP ONLY

<?php
session_start();
$_SESSION['fruit'] = 'apple';

if($_SESSION['fruit'] == 'apple') {
//the part you want to be displayed when there is a session
} else {
//the part you want to be displayed when there is NO session
}
?>

NOTE: The session will always be set, since it will be set when you access this page.

edited Jul 04 '15 at 20:27

answered Jul 04 '15 at 20:15

peer

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I have a question that what is `['set']` ? – userknowmore Jul 04 '15 at 20:23
Can i use it without using html part? only need php... – userknowmore Jul 04 '15 at 20:24
@userknowmore `['set']` is just the name of the session that I've created in the first block of code, as you can see. It could just also be something like: `$_SESSION['fruit'] = 'apple';`. – peer Jul 04 '15 at 20:24
@userknowmore I'll make the PHP part only. – peer Jul 04 '15 at 20:25
Can i use only your 2nd example? will it work without your 1st parts of example? – userknowmore Jul 04 '15 at 20:27
@userknowmore Check the part that I added. – peer Jul 04 '15 at 20:27
Thanks bro but any way to set the session only until browser close? – userknowmore Jul 04 '15 at 20:31
@userknowmore This session will go away when the browser closes. But, when you go to the page it will set the session automaticly, so I'd use something like a button to set it (as in my first example). Could you maybe set my answer as good? :D – peer Jul 04 '15 at 20:33
Thanks bro but i need your 2nd example thanks bro for helping... – userknowmore Jul 04 '15 at 20:34
@userknowmore No problem at all! Glad to help! :) – peer Jul 04 '15 at 20:35

How to show a content using current session php and remember it until browser close?

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