URL redirection wont work always? - php

Im Workin on a Webapplication in PHP with CodeIgniter, and im stuck :P
Its very difficult to explain, so i show it with an example.
I have normal CodeIgniter Controller. In this Controller i have a function like this:
<?php
public function groups($subdomain ='') {
$this->load->library('MyLogin');
$user_id = $this->mylogin->logged_in();
if ($subdomain == '') {
.....
} elseif ($subdomain == 'create') {
.....
} elseif ($subdomain == 'join') {
.....
} elseif ($subdomain == 'leave') {
.....
} elseif ($subdomain == 'assign') {
.....
} else {
.....
}
}
The logged_in Function checks if the user who's loading this page (sub pages) is logged in. If not he gets automatically redirected in the logged_in function like this:
echo header("Location: /user/login");
5 Minutes ago this worked well. Now i created a new subdomain 'assign'.
Now if im not logged in and try to Connect to one of the following URLS i always get redirected
localhost/user/groups
localhost/user/groups/2
localhost/user/groups/create
localhost/user/groups/join
localhost/user/groups/leave
But if im connecting to
localhost/user/groups/assign
he tries to load this page (what does not work because the $user_id is empty).
Why the ... does this happen?
Regards Teifun2

I recommend you modify the logged_in() function from this:
echo header("Location: /user/login");
To this:
header("Location: /user/login");
exit;
I think that will solve the problem. The echo has nothing to do with it, it's just superfluous.

use $_session while logging user in...! so he will reamain logged in even after refresh and page change..! And empty values wont pass.

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I have a login page and I want to achieve this effect:
If user fails to login, display error message. After user presses refresh button, the error message should not be visible anymore.
I dont want to pass $_GET variable, for example index?page=login$failure. I want to do this in invisible in url way.
<?php
if(isset($_POST['submit_form_register'])) {
...
if($login === false) {
$user->go_to('index.php?page=login'); //Redirects back, cleaning the $_POST data.
}
..
}
?>
Now how do I say for my form, that something before redirect went bad without addint it with $_GET?
Update. So using sessions, can I do like this?
<?php
if(isset($_POST['submit_form_register'])) {
...
if($login === false) {
$_SESSION['is_form_error'] = true;
$user->go_to('index.php?page=login'); //Redirects back, cleaning the $_POST data.
}
..
}
?>
And for HTML output:
<?php if(isset($_SESSION['is_form_error']) and ($_SESSION['is_form_error'] === true)) { ?>
<div>Your email or credential is invalid.</div>
<?php } unset($_SESSION['is_form_error']); ?>
But this one doesnt work for me. I bet its because something wrong with unset. Any tips?
SOLVED: Didn't have exit; after header(); in $user->go_to($url);
You could use Session for show and hide errors
When user enter wrong user/pass you set error session and use it in view and then delete session(after showed)
`//Set Session
if (!$success) {
$_SESSION['login_error'] = 1;
}
//show
if (isset($_SESSION['login_error'])) {
echo "Invalid Username/Password";
unset($_SESSION['login_error']);
}`
Don't forget to start code with session_start();

Logout ,Session Expiration

Hi I am developing a website using codeigniter,php that requires secure login, The problem arises when I logout, & firstly I destroy the session but trouble is, when I click back on the browser it is displaying the Login page again.. Thanks for answers in advance
Following is my index function &
website is my controller .
public function index()
{
if(logged_in() )
{
redirect('/website/dashboard');
}
else
{
redirect('/website/login');
}
}
code works for me.. But when i logout from site & press back button i am seeing my dashboard again...
my log out function :
public function logout($redirect = false)
{
$this->CI->session->sess_destroy();
if($redirect)
{
$this->CI->load->helper('url');
redirect($redirect, 'refresh');
}
}
I suggest you to add something like following code to each of your VIEW page
<?php
if($this->session->userdata('session_set')!='true' )
{
redirect('/website/login');
}?>

Use index.php for login and main content

Currently I have a very basic PHP login system. My index.php file simply checks if a session is set, if it isn't it redirects them to login.php. I see a lot of websites where the same effect is achieved but through the index of the site entirely.
For example, at http://twitter.com if I am not logged in I will land at simply twitter.com. If I am logged in I will also land at twitter.com just with different content. How can I achieve the same effect on my site?
I'm sure this is very basic but it's something I am yet to explore.
Thanks
A simple example how you can handle your welcome/user index.php site:
index.php
require_once('configFile.php'); // session_start();.. and other stuff
if ($logged) {
require_once('userLogedIn/index.php');
} else {
require_once('welcome/index.php');
}
Lots of ways to do this but the below is a primitive example. Assuming your pseudo logic is something like...
if (!$logged_in) {
redirect('login.php');
}
else {
// show page content
}
You can do...
if (!$logged_in) {
include('login.php');
}
else {
include('page-content.php');
}
The includes aren't necessarily required but help to keep it tidy.
First of all answer yourself the question if your index file can contain user supplied stuff. If so DON'T DO IT! The problem are possible attack vectors from that user supplied stuff against your login.
That said let me help you:
<?php
$session_id = session_id();
if (!empty($_COOKIE[$session_id]) && session_start() !== false && isset($_SESSION["user_id"])) {
echo "index page";
}
elseif (isset($_POST["login"])) {
// validate login ...
if ($valid_login === true) {
if (session_status() === PHP_SESSION_ACTIVE) {
session_regenerate_id();
}
else {
session_start();
}
$_SESSION["user_id"] = $user_id;
}
}
else {
echo "login page";
}
?>
I think you get the idea here. We now have a single file taking care of everything.

Fatal error: Call to undefined function logged_in()

I made a login script, when I want to check when the user is logged in, I use the function logged_in(), which consists of:
function logged_in()
{
if(isset($_SESSION['id']))
{
return true;
}
else
{
return false;
}
}
the session is set here:
else if ($login === true)
{
echo 'Login success.';
include 'include/aside.php';
include 'include/footer.php';
$userid = id_from_username($username);
$usernameforsession = username_from_id($userid);
$_SESSION['id'] = $userid;
$_SESSION['username'] = $usernameforsession;
header( "refresh:2;url=index.php");
exit();
}
And this is an example of me using it in 'index.php':
if(logged_in() === true)
{
echo 'Site content when user is logged in.';
} else if(logged_in() === false)
{
include 'include/widgets/register.php'; //registration form
}
And yes, the function is included in every page.
I made this function so it should work...
Why isn't it working?
Replace this code:
if(logged_in() === true)
With this code:
if(isset($_SESSION['id']))
That cuts out all the middlemen.
Although you have listed quite a bit of code, are you sure you are including session_start(); at the top of each page? You need to call this before you do anything at all with the session variables.
The second thing is that the error message is showing that the function isn't defined - are you sure you have it either in the source for the page or as an include to the code that defines it on each page?
If you have it in a file called 'functs.php', you need to include() it in every page that will make a call to that function.
If you are absolutely sure that the declaration is being included on every page, then I would suggest that you check to make sure the function is not declared as a method inside an object.

If isset $_SESSION goto this page?

Ok, having trouble here:
I created a login script, so after a person logs in then they will get direted to another page. And also, I have it redirecting them to the login page if they try and access one of those other pages.
My problem is, if a user is logged in and stumbles to the login page again --by accident-- I would like for it to recognize that the user is logged in and redirect them to that next page (which is index2.php) ?? Having troubles :-(
Here is my code so far:
require_once "inc/functions.class.php";
$quickprotect = new functions('inc/ini.php');
if (isset($_SESSION['goAfterLogin'])){
$goto = $_SESSION['goAfterLogin'];
unset($_SESSION['goAfterLogin']);
}
else $goto = $quickprotect->settings['DEFAULT_LOGIN_SUCCESS_PAGE'];
if (isset($_POST[username])) {
if($quickprotect->login($_POST[username], $_POST[password])) header ("Location: $goto");
}
Here is how I store a users session in the functions page
public function is_logged_in() {
//Determines if a user is logged in or not. Returns true or false;
if ($_SESSION['logged_in'] === md5($this->settings[ADMIN_PW])) {
return true;
}
else return false;
}
You don't mention how you store your users in your session, but something like this should do it for you:
if(isset($_SESSION['user']))
{
header("Location: index2.php");
exit;
}
This will check if you have a user in your session, and if so, redirect to index2.php.
You need to change 'user' according to your session key.

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