My header.php file has this code:
<?php
header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1');
if ( !isset($_SESSION['email']) ) {
header('location:/waiting_lists/loginform.php');
}
$first_name = $_SESSION['first_name'];
$last_name = $_SESSION['last_name'];
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<!-- the head section -->
<head>
<title>The Movie Loan System</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/waiting_lists/styles.css">
</head>
<!-- the body section -->
<body>
Welcome <?=$first_name?> <?=$last_name?>
<header><h1>The Movie Loan System</h1> </header>
The page I'm trying to load called index.php has this code:
<?php
session_start();
include 'view/header.php';
?>
<main>
<h1>Menu</h1>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="users">Users</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="movies">Movies</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="checkouts/index.php?action=list_available_movies">Checkout</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="waiting_lists">Waitlist</a>
</li>
</ul>
</main>
<?php include 'view/footer.php'; ?>
It should be noted that both files are stored in separate folders (index.php in "waiting_lists", and header.php in "view" but both are in the same root folder, though I'm not sure how much that contributes.