Joomla Custom Module oop php isn't working

Question

I'm trying to get session variables working with Joomla using their session code since php's sessions don't work. I am running into a problem trying to access session variables within the joomla custom code module editor though. When I try to access the session variable using the code:

define( '_JEXEC', 1 );
define('JPATH_BASE', "../");
define( 'DS', DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR );
require_once ( JPATH_BASE .DS.'includes'.DS.'defines.php' );
require_once ( JPATH_BASE .DS.'includes'.DS.'framework.php' );
require_once ( JPATH_BASE .DS.'libraries'.DS.'joomla'.DS.'factory.php' );
$session = JFactory::getSession();
$print $session->get('status');

I get nothing. If I take that same code and paste it into its own php file I can get the status variable fine. When I look at the plain text version of Joomla preview I see this:

get('status'); ?>

Doing some testing I think it's related to the '->' operand. Has anyone encountered this before and know how to fix it? I'm running Direct PHP and can print out strings and other variables inside of the module fwiw.

Nir Alfasi Nir Alfasi · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-10T20:41:08

you can't run PHP (or Javascript!) in Joomla articles without installing a plugin that supports it. I recommend using: http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla/DirectPHP-plugin.php
change $print to print

Try to comment out all the preceding lines and see if one of the "includes" is messing up the page:

/*define( '_JEXEC', 1 );
define('JPATH_BASE', "../");
define( 'DS', DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR );
require_once ( JPATH_BASE .DS.'includes'.DS.'defines.php' );
require_once ( JPATH_BASE .DS.'includes'.DS.'framework.php' );
require_once ( JPATH_BASE .DS.'libraries'.DS.'joomla'.DS.'factory.php' );
*/
$session = JFactory::getSession();
print $session->get('status');

Joomla Custom Module oop php isn't working

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