how to show hidden content with PHP session when users are logged in

Question

I want to hide some content at my index.php which should be accessible only if the user is logged in. I got some code i learnt so far here:

if(isset($_POST['logged']{echo "welcome " ;} else{include "login_form.php";}

I have no clue what is "logged" inside my conditional statement here.I would be grateful if someone help me out . thanks

You should look into [PHP Sessions](https://www.php.net/manual/en/session.examples.basic.php) — Nick, Apr 28 '19 at 05:09
Thanks for your kind response, can you please tell me, what the "logged" term represents that i have shown it in my code ` $_POST['**logged**'] ` ; inside the conditional statement . Thanks — Masud Rana, Apr 28 '19 at 05:32

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 28 '19 at 06:18

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You'll need to use sessions for this or even cookies if you want to remember user's login.

session_start();
if (isset($_SESSION['loggedin']) && $_SESSION['loggedin'] == true) {
  echo "Welcome to the member's area, " . $_SESSION['username'] . "!";
  $_SESSION['loggedin'] = true;
} else {
   echo "Please log in first to see this page.";
}

answered Apr 28 '19 at 06:18

Junius L.

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Thanks bro it's helpful . But can you please tell me what the' loggedin ' term represents for ? is that belongs to any div ? – Masud Rana Apr 28 '19 at 06:51
represent a session variable. This's PHP and PHP doesn't have divs. – Junius L. Apr 28 '19 at 06:52
simple tutorial https://www.w3schools.com/php/php_sessions.asp – Junius L. Apr 28 '19 at 06:53

how to show hidden content with PHP session when users are logged in

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