Title: Adding SESSION variables to template.
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# Adding SESSION variables to template.

 *  Resolved [bertini](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bertini/)
 * (@bertini)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-session-variables-to-template/)
 * It’s not working… I’m using the following code in a template:
 *     ```
       session_start();
       $_SESSION['id']=$id;
   
       echo '<img class="fanimage" src="/img.php?show='.$clean3.'"/>';
       ```
   
 * and then the img.php file:
 *     ```
       session_start();
       $id=$_SESSION['id'];
       readfile($id);
       ```
   
 * And the session variable doesn’t get transfered for some reason.
 * Any help?
 * Thank you!
 * EDIT: of course this method i’m using works all around my website. It just doesn’t
   when using the pdf creator.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/gravity-forms-pdf-extended/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gravity-forms-pdf-extended/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Jake Jackson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blue-liquid-designs/)
 * (@blue-liquid-designs)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-session-variables-to-template/#post-6086333)
 * See response in our support forum – [https://support.gravitypdf.com/t/session-variable-not-working-in-pdf-template/523](https://support.gravitypdf.com/t/session-variable-not-working-in-pdf-template/523)

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