Database session, remember user, cookies

[eluser]ramm[/eluser]
You have all the user you have stored in the session available to use, for example, when i create the session i set all the information i need for that user, like this:

Code:

$this->session->set_userdata('name', 'ramm');
$this->session->set_userdata('email', '[email protected]');
$this->session->set_userdata('id', '1');
$this->session->set_userdata('type', 'admin');
$this->session->set_userdata('whatever', 'whatever value');

And then while the session is active i can use the data wherever i need it:

Code:

//In a controller
if($this->session->userdata('type') == 'admin')
{
  //Let user do something
}
else
{
  //Don't let him do it
}



//Or in a view
<p>Logged in as: &lt;?php echo $this->session->userdata('name'); ?&gt;</p>