How can I get the currently logged in user when logged in using $session->login()?

[hipperman]

I'm trying to identify if a user has logged in through our PW login. It's using $session->login. When including /pw/index.php and checking $user, it shows only a guest account after I have logged in. My project is in a higher directory than our PW instance. Is that why it's not showing a user being logged in? Thanks!