testing a php session variable on page load with Jquery - php

Question

I have a session variable that is set when the user submits a form with a certain option selected. When the page refreshes I need to test this session variable and if it exists then make some of the form read only. This is my code so far, php:
<?php
require("header.php");
if(isset($_REQUEST['searching'])){ //check if form has been submitted
echo"<h2>Submitted</H2><p>";
connect('final');//connect to DB
$fName = $_POST['addFname'];
$lName = $_POST['addLname'];
$address = $_POST['address']
$dropdown = $_POST['field']; // yes or no option
$fName = htmlspecialchars($fName);
$fName = mysql_real_escape_string($fName);
$lName = htmlspecialchars($lName);
$lName = mysql_real_escape_string($lName);
$address = htmlspecialchars($line2); // stop HTML characters
$address = mysql_real_escape_string($line2); //stop SQL injection
if($dropdown== "no"){
$_SESSION['name'] = "$fName";
}
?>
'field' is the name of my dropdown with 2 options yes and no.
MY JS for getting the variable:
<script type="text/javascript" src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type = "text/javascript">
var session;
function multi(){
$.ajaxSetup({cache: false})
$.get('getSession.php', {requested: 'foo'}, function (data) {
session = data;
});
}
</script>
I use that to get the variable from the session, getSession.php has the following:
<?php
session_start();
if (isset($_GET['name'])) {
// return requested value
print $_SESSION[$_GET['name']];
} else {
print json_encode($_SESSION);
}
?>
finally I have this function to disable the text fields
<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
function enable_text2()
{
if (session !=""){
status = "true";
document.add.addFname.readonly=readonly;
document.add.addLname.readonly=readonly;
}
}
//-->
</script>
the rest of my html is just a form, this is all in one document with the php code at the top, and the javascript functions in the head tag.
I call a wrapper function in the body onload tag, which then calls both of those functions, I thought the first function would get the session variable if it existed from the php document and then the second function would test if it was not empty, if it wasn't then it would make the fields read only.
However when I select no in the drop down and submit the form, the page refreshes and nothing happens, the fields are not read only.

Answer 1

Why You are using javascript for it??
session_start();
if (isset($_GET['name'])) {
$disable=true;
} else {
$disable=false;
}
<input type="text" name="addFname" <?php if($disable) { ?> readonly="readonly" <?php } ?>
Here i have taken "addFname" .you can disable any element inside that php if condition

Answer 2

Assuming PHP is generating the page you've got this "must be disabled" form on, there's no need for an ajax call - PHP can output a JS variable when it builds the page, e.g.
<script type="text/javascsript">
var disableForm = <?php echo (($_SESSION['somevar'] == 'whatever' ? 'true' : 'false') ?>;
if (disableForm) {
...
}
</script>