PHP GENERAL 20 SESSIONS
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 18:07:33 +0200

Subject: Sessions
From: news@no-spam (Dave Alger)

Hi All,

I'm struggling with a session problem and I'm not sure where I should be looking for the answer.

Most of my pages begin like this:
====================================

include_once('cfheader.php');
$feedback = cfHeader("Main Page");
//Start of page code ====================================
The cfheader.php file begins like this:

====================================
<?PHP session_start();
function cfHeader($Title,$Protect=false)
{
$feedback="";
//IF we're loggin on then destory and get new session if (IsSet($_POST['login']))
{
include_once('userreg.inc');
session_destroy(); //Destroy current session before continuing $feedback =do_login();
}
if ($Protect==true && !IsSet($_SESSION['name']))
{
//No Session.
echo "<META HTTP-EQUIV='refresh' content='2;URL=mypage.php'>"; //Redirect exit;
}
====================================

This works fine on my development PC, (PHP v 4.3.1) and on my primary test site (PHP v4.2.2).
However when I try it on the target site (PHP v4.1.2) then I find that immediately after starting the session everything works fine, however when I move to any other page the session information is lost and I'm redirected to log in again.

I was looking over the PHPInfo but to be honest I can't see what it is that's different.

All help is gratefully appreciated.

regards,
Dave
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Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2003 10:14:58 -0600

Subject: Re: [PHP] Sessions
From: jlarson@no-spam (Jason K Larson)
You need to make sure that when you are being directed to the other pages that the session
name and session id are being passed. Check session.use_trans_sid in the sessions section
of phpinfo(). The session name and id are available globally after a session has been
started as the constant SID. If you are posting form data, make sure there is an input
for the session name with a value of the session id, etc.

Hope that helps.

--
Jason k Larson
Dave Alger wrote:
> Hi All,
> > I'm struggling with a session problem and I'm not sure where I should be > looking for the answer.
> > Most of my pages begin like this:
> ====================================
> > include_once('cfheader.php');
> $feedback = cfHeader("Main Page");
> //Start of page code > ====================================
> The cfheader.php file begins like this:
> > ====================================
> <?PHP > session_start();
> function cfHeader($Title,$Protect=false)
> {
> $feedback="";
> //IF we're loggin on then destory and get new session > if (IsSet($_POST['login']))
> {
> include_once('userreg.inc');
> session_destroy(); //Destroy current session before continuing > $feedback =do_login();
> }
> if ($Protect==true && !IsSet($_SESSION['name']))
> {
> //No Session.
> echo "<META HTTP-EQUIV='refresh' content='2;URL=mypage.php'>"; //Redirect > exit;
> }
> ====================================
> > > This works fine on my development PC, (PHP v 4.3.1) and on my primary test > site (PHP v4.2.2).
> However when I try it on the target site (PHP v4.1.2) then I find that > immediately after starting the session everything works fine, however when I > move to any other page the session information is lost and I'm redirected to > log in again.
> > I was looking over the PHPInfo but to be honest I can't see what it is > that's different.
> > All help is gratefully appreciated.
> > regards,
> Dave > > > ---
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> > >

Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 13:59:55 +0200

Subject: Re: Sessions
From: news@no-spam (Dave Alger)
Thanks to all who posted.

Well, I managed to track down the problem. The PHP system was set to use /tmp for its session.save_path but there was no /tmp directiory.
Strange because on my test site I don't have a /tmp directory... I'm guessing my ISP has taken care of that separately.
Anyway I created a tmp folder and everything seems fine.

Thanks again.

Dave
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