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I try to create registration system where users stay loggedin after successful registration. I tried to create a session and insert it to inside registration.php to the part where I am trying to redirecting to login page. The system works fine (It's create MYSQL record and everything works). Is there any way how to be 100% sure that user is loggedin some sort of command into console or something like that.
How it works right now:
- User signed up.
- Redirecting to home page and user must be loggedin.
registration.php:
<?php
// Include config file
require_once "config/config.php";
// Define variables and initialize with empty values
$username = $password = $confirm_password = $email = "";
$username_err = $password_err = $confirm_password_err = $email_err = "";
// Processing form data when form is submitted
if($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST"){
// Validate email
if(empty(trim($_POST["email"]))){
$email_err = "Email is required.";
} else{
// Prepare a select statement
$sql = "SELECT id FROM users WHERE email = ?";
if($stmt = mysqli_prepare($link, $sql)){
// Bind variables to the prepared statement as parameters
mysqli_stmt_bind_param($stmt, "s", $param_email);
// Set parameters
$param_email = trim($_POST["email"]);
// Attempt to execute the prepared statement
if(mysqli_stmt_execute($stmt)){
/* store result */
mysqli_stmt_store_result($stmt);
if(mysqli_stmt_num_rows($stmt) == 1){
$email_err = "This email is already taken.";
} else{
$email = trim($_POST["email"]);
// check if e-mail address is well-formed
if (!filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
$email_err = "Invalid email format.";
}
}
} else{
echo "Oops! Something went wrong. Please try again later.";
}
// Close statement
mysqli_stmt_close($stmt);
}
}
// Validate username
if(empty(trim($_POST["username"]))){
$username_err = "Please enter a username.";
} else{
// Prepare a select statement
$sql = "SELECT id FROM users WHERE username = ?";
if($stmt = mysqli_prepare($link, $sql)){
// Bind variables to the prepared statement as parameters
mysqli_stmt_bind_param($stmt, "s", $param_username);
// Set parameters
$param_username = trim($_POST["username"]);
// Attempt to execute the prepared statement
if(mysqli_stmt_execute($stmt)){
/* store result */
mysqli_stmt_store_result($stmt);
if(mysqli_stmt_num_rows($stmt) == 1){
$username_err = "This username is already taken.";
} else{
$username = trim($_POST["username"]);
}
} else{
echo "Oops! Something went wrong. Please try again later.";
}
// Close statement
mysqli_stmt_close($stmt);
}
}
// Validate password
if(empty(trim($_POST["password"]))){
$password_err = "Please enter a password.";
} else{
$password = trim($_POST["password"]);
// Validate password strength
$uppercase = preg_match('@[A-Z]@', $password);
$lowercase = preg_match('@[a-z]@', $password);
$number = preg_match('@[0-9]@', $password);
if(!$uppercase || !$lowercase || !$number || strlen($password) < 6) {
$password_err = "Password should be at least 6 characters in length and should include at least one upper case letter and at least one number.";
}
}
// Validate confirm password
if(empty(trim($_POST["confirm_password"]))){
$confirm_password_err = "Please confirm password.";
} else{
$confirm_password = trim($_POST["confirm_password"]);
if(empty($password_err) && ($password != $confirm_password)){
$confirm_password_err = "Password did not match.";
}
}
// Check input errors before inserting in database
if(empty($email_err) && empty($username_err) && empty($password_err) && empty($confirm_password_err)){
// Prepare an insert statement
$sql = "INSERT INTO users (email ,username, password) VALUES (?, ?, ?)";
if($stmt = mysqli_prepare($link, $sql)){
// Bind variables to the prepared statement as parameters
mysqli_stmt_bind_param($stmt, "sss", $param_email, $param_username, $param_password);
// Set parameters
$param_email = $email;
$param_username = $username;
$param_password = password_hash($password, PASSWORD_DEFAULT); // Creates a password hash
// Attempt to execute the prepared statement
if(mysqli_stmt_execute($stmt)){
session_start();
// Store data in session variables
$_SESSION["loggedin"] = true;
$_SESSION["id"] = $id;
$_SESSION["username"] = $username;
// Redirect user to welcome page
header("location: index.php");
} else{
echo "Something went wrong. Please try again later.";
}
// Close statement
mysqli_stmt_close($stmt);
}
}
// Close connection
mysqli_close($link);
}
?>
There's a part of registration.php where I was trying to create a session which will recognize if user is loggedin.
Inserted part of code:
if(mysqli_stmt_execute($stmt)){
session_start();
// Store data in session variables
$_SESSION["loggedin"] = true;
$_SESSION["id"] = $id;
$_SESSION["username"] = $username;
// Redirect user to welcome page
header("location: index.php");
} else{
echo "Something went wrong. Please try again later.";
}
I link also login.php:
<?php
// Initialize the session
session_start();
// Check if the user is already logged in, if yes then redirect him to welcome page
if(isset($_SESSION["loggedin"]) && $_SESSION["loggedin"] === true){
header("location: index.php");
exit;
}
// Include config file
require_once "config/config.php";
// Define variables and initialize with empty values
$username = $password = "";
$username_err = $password_err = "";
// Processing form data when form is submitted
if($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST"){
// Check if username is empty
if(empty(trim($_POST["username"]))){
$username_err = "Please enter username.";
} else{
$username = trim($_POST["username"]);
}
// Check if password is empty
if(empty(trim($_POST["password"]))){
$password_err = "Please enter your password.";
} else{
$password = trim($_POST["password"]);
}
// Validate credentials
if(empty($username_err) && empty($password_err)){
// Prepare a select statement
$sql = "SELECT id, username, password FROM users WHERE username = ?";
if($stmt = mysqli_prepare($link, $sql)){
// Bind variables to the prepared statement as parameters
mysqli_stmt_bind_param($stmt, "s", $param_username);
// Set parameters
$param_username = $username;
// Attempt to execute the prepared statement
if(mysqli_stmt_execute($stmt)){
// Store result
mysqli_stmt_store_result($stmt);
// Check if username exists, if yes then verify password
if(mysqli_stmt_num_rows($stmt) == 1){
// Bind result variables
mysqli_stmt_bind_result($stmt, $id, $username, $hashed_password);
if(mysqli_stmt_fetch($stmt)){
if(password_verify($password, $hashed_password)){
// Password is correct, so start a new session
session_start();
// Store data in session variables
$_SESSION["loggedin"] = true;
$_SESSION["id"] = $id;
$_SESSION["username"] = $username;
// Redirect user to welcome page
header("location: index.php");
} else{
// Display an error message if password is not valid
$password_err = "The password you entered was not valid.";
}
}
} else{
// Display an error message if username doesn't exist
$username_err = "No account found with that username.";
}
} else{
echo "Oops! Something went wrong. Please try again later.";
}
// Close statement
mysqli_stmt_close($stmt);
}
}
// Close connection
mysqli_close($link);
}
?>
In my html menu I recognize loggedin users this way:
<?php
session_start();
if(isset($_SESSION['loggedin'])){
$user_logged = 1;
}else{
$user_logged = 0;
}
?>
<div class="sign-in">
<?php
if($user_logged==1){ ?>
<a class="inverted" href="logout.php">Logout</a>
<?php } else { ?>
<a class="inverted" href="register.php">Sign in</a>
<a class="inverted" href="login.php">Login</a>
<?php } ?>
</div>
