Different Users - Different parts of each page!

[-Lan Tait]

We allow different users to see different parts of each page, and to see completely different pages using this...

Adding $_SESSION['access_level'] to the class

As I suggested in...

http://www.webdigity.com/index.php/topic,2288.0.access_user+%3A%3A+Future+functions+and+updates.html

(Reply 6 and Reply 8...)

I think it is a good idea to add $_SESSION['access_level'] to the class to make easy use of the access_level for things like selecting menu items and page content based on access_level.

I was able to do this with just a couple small modifications to the class... here they are...

Note:  I have tested these but you should proceed at your own risk...

First I modify the function log_out in keeping with the current way of doing things on the PHP Manual for session_destroy.  As noted on the above mentioned post (Reply 4).  This would also allow extention classes to add $_SESSION Vars as they pleased.

   function log_out() {
//      unset($_SESSION['user']);
//      unset($_SESSION['pw']);
//      unset($_SESSION['logged_in']);
         $_SESSION = array();
         session_destroy(); // new in version 1.92

Next I add the $_SESSION['access_level'] to the function set_user...

   function set_user() {
      $_SESSION['user'] = $this->user;
      $_SESSION['pw'] = $this->user_pw;
      $_SESSION['access_level'] = $this->get_access_level();
      $_SESSION['logged_in'] =  time(); // to offer a time limited access (later)

That's it!  Now you can use $_SESSION['access_level'] to test with so you can include or exclude whatever you want in your PHP webpages based on the access_level!

I am hoping this will be added to future versions of the access_user_class!  It is highly valuable to me!

Thanks Olaf - this is a great class and getting even better!

-Lan Tait
(With a name short enough to fit in a DOS file - how could I go wrong!)

We gave some examples of how to use this at:

http://www.webdigity.com/index.php/topic,5965.new.Re%3A+Question+regarding+your+code.html

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