Basic session variable help – create session to enable background onload

[matthisco]

Hi Folks,

I’ve got this basic php

session_start();
if (!isset($_SESSION['backgroundLoad'])) {
  $_SESSION['backgroundLoad'] = 0;
} else {
  $_SESSION['count']++;
}

Which I would like to use in jquery to fade in the background when the site has first been visited only.

Here is my jquery:

#background {
    background-image: url("images/mega.png") !important;
    background-position: center bottom;
    background-size: cover;
    height: 100%;
    opacity: 0;
    width: 100%;
}
var loadit = <?php echo $_SESSION['backgroundLoad']?>;
if (loadit == ""){
 $("#background").delay(1000).animate({"opacity": "1"}, 100);
}

When I click on different links, the background still fades in on all pages, can anyone please help?

Thanks

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session_start();
if (!isset($_SESSION['backgroundLoad'])) {
  $_SESSION['backgroundLoad'] = 0;
} else {
  $_SESSION['count']++;
}

backgroundLoad will always be 0. You never increment it.

I would also suggest comparing loadit to 0 (instead of ""), since that’s what you’re actually passing to it.

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