What's wrong with session_register()?

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How to fix the session_register() DEPRECATED problem?

I tried the following code out in firefox and it gave me an error whats wrong?

<?php 
  session_start(); 
  $username = "Eric"; 
  session_register("username");
?>
<h2>Mijn naam is <?php echo $_SESSION["username"];?></h2>

Answer 1

This function has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 5.3.0. Relying on this feature is highly discouraged.

try like this:

session_start();
$_SESSION['username'] = $username;

then (in other page):

session_start();
echo $_SESSION['username'];

Answer 2

session_register() is deprecated and should not be used in any new code. use:

<?php

session_start();
$_SESSION['username'] = 'Eric';

instead.

Answer 3

Make sure there is no white space before <?php