php logout

HawkEye wrote:
 > King of Red Lions wrote:
 >
  >> Hi I have an admin section to my site and was wondering, how can I
  >> create a link that logs you out?
 >
 >
 > Assuming you are using sessions for your authentication just call the
 > session_destroy() function when the logout button is clicked.
 >
 > HTH
 >

Okay, I'm a bit new to php, sorry. I have a link called logout, code
being logout what would I need to do to call the
session_destroy() function from there? By the way, yes I am using
sessions for my authentication.
 >> Stay informed about: php logout 

King of Red Lions wrote in
@news8.svr.pol.co.uk:

 > HawkEye wrote:
  >> King of Red Lions wrote:
  >>
   >>> Hi I have an admin section to my site and was wondering, how can I
   >>> create a link that logs you out?
  >>
  >>
  >> Assuming you are using sessions for your authentication just call the
  >> session_destroy() function when the logout button is clicked.
  >>
  >> HTH
  >>
 >
 > Okay, I'm a bit new to php, sorry. I have a link called logout, code
 > being logout what would I need to do to call the
 > session_destroy() function from there? By the way, yes I am using
 > sessions for my authentication.
 >

just my opinion, have your logout link simply go to a new page with the
php needed, and a thank you in the html portion.
 >> Stay informed about: php logout 

HawkEye1 wrote:

King of Red Lions wrote: > Hi I have an admin section to my site and was wondering, how can I > create a link that logs you out? Assuming you are using sessions for your authentication just call the session_destroy() function when the logout button is clicked. HTH

Most likely you also have a cookie (?), and then you may want to destroy the cookie on logout. So you can read about that elsewhere, but essentially you set the expiration date to sometime in the past to make that happen.
 >> Stay informed about: php logout 

Theo wrote:

  >>
  >>Okay, I'm a bit new to php, sorry. I have a link called logout, code
  >>being logout what would I need to do to call the
  >>session_destroy() function from there? By the way, yes I am using
  >>sessions for my authentication.
  >>
 >
 >
 > just my opinion, have your logout link simply go to a new page with the
 > php needed, and a thank you in the html portion.

Agreed, that way you can not only destroy the session but you can (as
another poster pointed out) destroy any cookies you may have and also unset
any global variables you may be using.

If you need any examples have a search around <a rel="nofollow" style='text-decoration: none;' href="http://www.phpbuilder.com" target="_blank">www.phpbuilder.com</a> code
library section or (possibly better for tutorials) <a rel="nofollow" style='text-decoration: none;' href="http://www.devshed.com/c/b/PHP#/" target="_blank">www.devshed.com/c/b/PHP#/</a>

Enjoy php - it is a fun language, post back if you need more help.

--
Regards

Neil

Registered Linux User 324599
Linux is based entirely on the ancient principle of WYGIWYGAINGW*
________________
*) 'What You Get Is What You're Given And It's No Good Whining' (after
Terry Pratchett)
 >> Stay informed about: php logout 

"HawkEye" wrote in message

 > Theo wrote:
 >
   > >>
   > >>Okay, I'm a bit new to php, sorry. I have a link called logout, code
   > >>being logout what would I need to do to call the
   > >>session_destroy() function from there? By the way, yes I am using
   > >>sessions for my authentication.
   > >>

I use the same page for logging in and out, the URL passed is basically href="login.php?logout=true">logout

and on the page something like;

if(isset($logout)){
session_destroy();
echo Thanks, it was great;
blah blah blah
}

-ScareCrowe




----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==----
<a rel="nofollow" style='text-decoration: none;' href="http://www.newsfeeds.com" target="_blank">http://www.newsfeeds.com</a> The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups
---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---
 >> Stay informed about: php logout 

"ScareCrowe" wrote in

 >


  >> Theo wrote:
  >>
   >> >>
   >> >>Okay, I'm a bit new to php, sorry. I have a link called logout,
   >> >>code being logout what would I need to do to call
   >> >>the session_destroy() function from there? By the way, yes I am
   >> >>using sessions for my authentication.
   >> >>
 >
 > I use the same page for logging in and out, the URL passed is
 > basically logout
 >
 > and on the page something like;
 >
 > if(isset($logout)){
 > session_destroy();
 > echo Thanks, it was great;
 > blah blah blah
 > }
 >
 > -ScareCrowe

Another reason to have a seperate page is so you can put a logout link on
every page there is. The page does its thing, then automatically
redirects to another non-secure page.

But yea, always more than one way to skin a cat... if that term isnt too
anti-PC nowdays
 >> Stay informed about: php logout