Reading User Name

Discussion in 'Customization & add-ons' started by softstor, Aug 4, 2006.

  1. softstor

    softstor New Member

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    Using php code in a seperate webpage, is it possible to read the user name that is presently logged in?
  2. alex

    alex Well-Known Member Staff Member

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    On a separate webpage you cannot access other domain cookies and any info from other site is not available.
  3. softstor

    softstor New Member

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    This would be in the same domain as amember.

    I would like to create a mysql database and use the user name as the key field in this database. Is it possible to retrieve the user name?
  4. alex

    alex Well-Known Member Staff Member

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    <?php
    session_start();
    $member_id = $_SESSION['_amember_user']['member_id'];
    ?>

    I recommend use numeric member id instead of login.
  5. softstor

    softstor New Member

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    Thanks for the info.

    It looks like you are using sessions. Is there any situition that the above code would not work?
  6. alex

    alex Well-Known Member Staff Member

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    yes, if you change session settings in your script, or jump between
    www.yoursite.com/url and yoursite.com/url

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