find out if client is logged in

[cordoval]

Hi,

 

I am trying to find out that the user is logged in. The problem is that I am doing this outside the catalog directory.

 

this is a snippet that never works, so it will give you an idea:

 

<?php

// if the customer is not logged on, show sign in and if it is logged on then show log off

if (!isset($_SESSION[session_name()])) {

//show sign in button

echo "sign in<br>";

echo session_name();

echo $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[session_name()];

$cparams = session_get_cookie_params();

echo $cparams['path'];

echo $cparams['domain'];

} else {

// show log off button

echo "log off<br>";

echo session_name();

echo $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[session_name()];

$cparams = session_get_cookie_params();

echo $cparams['path'];

echo $cparams['domain'];

}

?>

 

How can I do this? any hints?

 

Encouragements, please email directly at [email protected] if you need to, thanks.

[cordoval]

I have found that the function to find out if there is user logged in is:

 

<?php if (tep_session_is_registered('customer_id')) {
echo "01";
 } else {
echo "3";  
 }

 ?>

 

This is code above is inside a check_status.php file inside the catalog directory.

 

The problem that I have now is that when I call this file using cURL php functions then the contents/response above (01 or 3) are gotten on the server side and that does not have any customer_id related to it so it gives the wrong answer.

 

I would like to know how can I request this check_status.php within a page outside the catalog directory without being on the server side. I thought in using javascript but maybe there is a better option.

 

Many thanks,

[arietis]

how can I request this check_status.php within a page outside the catalog directory without being on the server side. I thought in using javascript but maybe there is a better option.

 

if you're working in a page outside of the /catalog folder, all you need to do is add the /catalog/includes folder to your include list, and include application_top.php - which sets up all of the osc session stuff for you. you need to set up the include path because application_top.php includes a bunch of other stuff...and you don't want to have to change all that code.

 

in your code outside of /catalog, place the following up at the top:

 

set_include_path(get_include_path() . PATH_SEPARATOR . '/public_html/catalog');

include('includes/application_top.php');

 

the 'public_html/catalog' should be replaced with whatever directory specific stuff you need for your host.

 

then you can use the tep_session_is_registered('customer_id') as normal.