How can I store object class into a session in PHP?

Question

How can I have an object class store into PHP session and then get it in my next page as variable. Could you help?

Here is my class.inc.php

class sho         


        

Answer 1

Extending on Jakes answer It can be done with very little hassle like everything in php. Here is a test case:

session_start();

$_SESSION['object'] = empty($_SESSION['object'])? (object)array('count' => 0) : $_SESSION['object'];
echo $_SESSION['object']->count++;

It will output count increased by 1 on every page load. However you will have to be careful when you first initiate the $_SESSION variable to check whether it is already set. You dont want to over write the value everytime. So be sure to do:

if (empty($_SESSION['SomeShop']))
    $_SESSION['SomeShop'] = new Shop();

or better yet:

if (!$_SESSION['SomeShop'] instanceof Shop)
    $_SESSION['SomeShop'] = new Shop();