How to delete data based on value in session variable

Answer 1

The Problem -- What you should do:

You basically have to populate the SESSION variable like this:

$_SESSION["auctionImages"] = array(
    "IMG_2923.JPG", "IMG_2924.JPG"
);

You're meant to address each element therefore, like this:

$_SESSION["auctionImages"][$n];

$n is the numbered index value for a particular element in the array. Therefore, if $n is 0, the array would return "IMG_29.29.JPG" and if the $n is 1, the array would return "IMG_2924.JPG".

However, you are populating the array like this:

$_SESSION["auctionImages"][] = array(
    "IMG_2923.JPG", "IMG_2924.JPG"
);

If you dump this array, it will give you:

array(
    array(
        "IMG_2923.JPG", "IMG_2924.JPG"
    )
);

Which is not the behaviour you require.

Solution

$filename  = $_FILES["file"]["name"];
if(!is_array($_SESSION["auctionImages"])) {
    $_SESSION["auctionImages"] = [];
}
$_SESSION["auctionImages"][] = $filename;

This is more shorter, cleaner and neater.

Also, you can use the alternative array syntax which is [ and ]. So, you can declare arrays using $var = []; which is shorter than $var = array();.

Firstly, the variable $a is the text to be searched in the array.

$key = array_search($a, $_SESSION["auctionImages"]);

if ($key !== false) {
    unset($_SESSION["auctionImages"][$key]);
}

This is the second part of the code. This is all you need to have.

Also, make sure you have started the session by invoking session_start() in the top of the file if you haven't done yet.

A few comments

• Consider taking a look at the Unofficial PHP standards here. It would be better if you name your variables in $camelCase. Therefore, it would be better to rename $filename to $fileName.
• Also good job on using strict comparison which is !==.
• Also, use more meaningful variable names. $a does not make sense. Something like $searchString would be really meaningful and the code will self-document your code.

Links

is_array - Returns TRUE if the passed identifier is an array, otherwise returns FALSE.

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Let's now solve the problem with the full code you have given me. Let's start with delete.php:

<?php
session_start();

$targetPath = dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/images/uploads/';

if(!isset($_POST['id'])) {
    echo "ID has not been defined!";
    exit;
}

$id = $_POST['id'];

unlink($targetPath . $id);

$key = array_search($id, $_SESSION['auctionImages']);

if ($key !== false) {
    unset($_SESSION['auctionImages'][$key]);
    echo '<pre>'; 
    print_r($_SESSION['auctionImages']); 
}

Now, let's fix your UploadImages.php file:

<?php
session_start();
require 'config/database.php';

if (!isset($_SESSION['user'])) {
    exit;
}
if (!empty($_FILES)) {

    if(!isset($_SESSION["auctionImages"]) && !is_array($_SESSION["auctionImages"])) {
        $_SESSION["auctionImages"] = [];
    }

    $size = getimagesize($_FILES['file']['tmp_name']);

    if (!$size) {
        header('Content-type: text/json');
        header('Content-type: application/json');
        echo json_encode(['error']);
        exit;
    }
    else {
        $tempFile = $_FILES['file']['tmp_name'];
        $imageName = uniqid() . '.' . pathinfo($_FILES['file']['name'], PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
        $targetPath = dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/images/uploads/';
        $targetFile =  $targetPath . $imageName;

        $fileName  = $_FILES["file"]["name"];

        move_uploaded_file($tempFile, $targetFile);

        // isset id = insert gallery image into database
        if (isset($_GET['id'])) {
            $stmt = $db->prepare("INSERT INTO image (user_id, related_id, related_type, url) VALUES (:uid, :id, 'gallery', :url)");
            $stmt->bindParam(':uid', $_SESSION['user']['id']);
            $stmt->bindParam(':id', $_GET['id']);
            $stmt->bindParam(':url', $imageName);
            $stmt->execute();
        }
        else {
            $_SESSION["auctionImages"][] = $fileName;
        }

    }                                               
}

Answer 2

You have a problem here

$_SESSION["auctionImages"][]= $auctionImage;

Variable $auctionImage itself an array so need not to assign as an array again in SESSION variable. Make it as

$_SESSION["auctionImages"]= $auctionImage;

It works fine for me.

below is the code I worked.

<?php
//$filename  = $_FILES["file"]["name"];

 $auctionImage = array(); 

 $auctionImage = array('IMG_2923.JPG', 'IMG_2924.JPG', 'IMG_2925.JPG');  // assigning sample variables  // will be IMG_2923.JPG, IMG_2924.JPG and etc

 $_SESSION["auctionImages"]= $auctionImage; // Removed '[]' from your coding

 $a = 'IMG_2923.JPG'; // Assigning for testing purpose
 $key=array_search($a,$_SESSION['auctionImages']);


    if($key!==false)
    unset($_SESSION['auctionImages'][$key]);
    $_SESSION["auctionImages"] = array_values($_SESSION["auctionImages"]);

 echo '<pre>'; print_r($_SESSION['auctionImages']); // Printing final session value. It prints without the key image name



?>

Answer 3

To use session variables, please add session_start() at the begin of your files, otherwise they aren't used. Secondly you are adding an array into a next array. so you have to use $_SESSION["auctionImages"] = $auctionImage; or

$key=array_search($a[0],$_SESSION['auctionImages']);

Further debugging can be done by print_r($_SESSION); so you can track the contents of this array