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<?php $host = "localhost"; // local host name $username = "root"; // Mysqli username $password = ""; // Mysql password $db_name = "sports_club_db"; // Database name

// Connect to server and select databse. $con = mysqli_connect ($host, $username, $password, $db_name); // Check connection if (mysqli_connect_errno($this->con)) { echo "Failed to connect to Mysql: " .mysqli_connect_error(); } ?> <?php function page_protect() session_start();

global $db;

/* Secure against Session Hijacking by checking user agent */
if (isset($_SESSION["HTTP_USER_AGENT"]))
if ($_SESSION["HTTP_USER_AGENT"] != md5($_SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"]))
        session_destroy();
        echo "<meta http-equiv= referesh content='0; url=../login />\" ;
        exit();

}

} // before we allow sessions, we need to check authentication key - ckey and ctime stored in database

/* If session not set, check for cookies set by Remember me */
if (!isset($_SESSION[user_data]) &&!isset($_SESSION[logged]) &&!isset($_SESSION[auth_level])) {
    session_destroy();
    echo <meta http-equiv='refresh' content='0; url=../login/>;
    exit();
} else

{

}

}

?>