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I finally found my balance in getting auto login using cookie but I encountered a problem. Whenever I test the login with auto login checked. I close the browser and reopen it to test if it works. The weird thing is that I don't appear to be logged in but I actually am when I refresh.

if (isset($_SESSION['user_id'])) {

// Menu with links appear when logged in

}else{

// The login form

}

How do sites set it when users visit the page, the menu of a successful login appear?

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I think your browser is caching the content when you close and re-open the window. Try doing this: if(isset($_SESSION['user_id'])){header('Location: ./');} – ionFish Jul 15 '12 at 17:40
That wouldn't work since it would just keep redirecting. – taeja87 Jul 15 '12 at 18:11
Oh, my bad. I think it's an issue of browser caching. – ionFish Jul 15 '12 at 18:21
Alright. I'll look into that. – taeja87 Jul 15 '12 at 18:22
Personally what I always do, is at the top of the login page, do "if-authenticated, header-location (./content.php) else show-login-form." and then in content.php, "if-authenticated show-content else header-location (./) which will force the login form again. Actually, if you contact me (click my username, homepage, contact page) I would be more than happy to share some of my own login page sources that do what you're looking for. – ionFish Jul 15 '12 at 18:28

closed as off topic by Su', John Conde♦ Jul 15 '12 at 23:36

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