how to set session in Joomla

Question

I have a website in Joomla which contain course fields.

Each course field has different url.I have to check that if user is logged in then it will

redirect to that course.If user is not logged in then it will redirect to login page.how do i

check using session.

Please help me sought it out

emmanuel emmanuel · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-23T08:03:40

You have to add JFactory/getUser function to check if user is loged in and if not to use JApplication::redirect to redirect him to desired url.

$user = JFactory::getUser();
$app = JFactory::getApplication();

if (!$user->guest) {
  echo "You are logged in";
} else {
  $login_url = "index.php?option=com_users&view=login";
  $app->redirect($login_url,'message to display','message');
}

EDIT:

There are built in methods in joomla to display content only to registered users without any coding.

For articles:

Content -> Article Manager -> *Article_name -> Access: Registered

For Menu Items:

Menus -> *Menu_name -> *Menu_item_title -> Access: Registered

There is also an option to set redirect link after login.

For Menu item login page:

Menus -> *Menu_Name -> New -> Menu Item Type: (Users Manager -> Login Form) -> Options -> Login Redirect

For Login Module:

Extensions -> Module Manager -> New -> Login -> Login Redirection Page

*A quick tip if you haven't login button in your menu is to create a new 'hidden' menu (that won't exist in any frontend position) and place the 'login redirection url' there.

Good Luck!

how to set session in Joomla

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