Causes for $_SESSION to be only visible to current page?

[jerrygarciuh]

Hi folks,

I am working with PHP 4.3.8, Linux, and Apache 1.3.31 on a third-level or
sub domain.

The following code will diplay foo, session_id(), and increment count over
refreshes:

<?php
session_start() ;
$_SESSION['foo'] = 'bar';
$_SESSION['count']++;
print_r($_SESSI ON);
echo session_id();
?>
<a href="/test2.php">Next Page</a>
But using the link to go to test2.php shows $_SESSION as undefined, not even
an empty array.

<?php
print_r($_SESSI ON);
echo 'Foo is registered? ' . session_is_regi stered('foo');
echo session_id();
?>

Any advice? The docs are quite clear that using session_start() should
produce a persistant session for that browser. In IE the address of the
second page shows no query string. But NN 7 magically shows
http://intranet.mysite.com/test2.php...1ffe394cac2ec7
da7 BUT the page itself does not have the session data in either browser.

Help?

TIA,

jg

[Jean]

jerrygarciuh wrote:

Any advice? The docs are quite clear that using session_start() should
produce a persistant session for that browser. In IE the address of the
second page shows no query string. But NN 7 magically shows
http://intranet.mysite.com/test2.php...1ffe394cac2ec7
da7 BUT the page itself does not have the session data in either browser.

session_start() ; in test2.php?

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[jerrygarciuh]

Jean,

Thanks, that solved it but don't you think it is a little bizarre to have
to call that on every page?

It is so counter-intuitive to me!

Thanks for resolving my problem!!

jg
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jerrygarciuh wrote:

Any advice? The docs are quite clear that using session_start() should
produce a persistant session for that browser. In IE the address of the
second page shows no query string. But NN 7 magically shows
http://intranet.mysite.com/test2.php...1ffe394cac2ec7 da7 BUT the page itself does not have the session data in either

browser.
session_start() ; in test2.php?

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[Jean]

jerrygarciuh wrote:

Jean,

Thanks, that solved it but don't you think it is a little bizarre to have
to call that on every page?
http://be2.php.net/manual/en/function.session-start.php

It says:
*session_start( )* creates a session or resumes the current one based on
the current session id that's being passed via a request, such as GET,
POST, or a cookie.
It is so counter-intuitive to me!
Sometimes reading the manual helps :D
Thanks for resolving my problem!!

You're welcome.

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[Alvaro G. Vicario]

*** jerrygarciuh escribió/wrote (Sat, 4 Sep 2004 10:05:02 -0500):

But using the link to go to test2.php shows $_SESSION as undefined, not even
an empty array.

<?php
print_r($_SESSI ON);
echo 'Foo is registered? ' . session_is_regi stered('foo');
echo session_id();
?> Any advice? The docs are quite clear that using session_start() should
produce a persistant session for that browser.

Yet you haven't used session_start() , at least in the code you paste :-?
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[Alvaro G. Vicario]

*** jerrygarciuh escribió/wrote (Sat, 4 Sep 2004 10:23:13 -0500):

Thanks, that solved it but don't you think it is a little bizarre to have
to call that on every page?

What if you don't need session data in 95% of your pages?
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[jerrygarciuh]

Thanks!
jg
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*** jerrygarciuh escribió/wrote (Sat, 4 Sep 2004 10:05:02 -0500):

But using the link to go to test2.php shows $_SESSION as undefined, not even an empty array.

<?php
print_r($_SESSI ON);
echo 'Foo is registered? ' . session_is_regi stered('foo');
echo session_id();
?>

Any advice? The docs are quite clear that using session_start() should
produce a persistant session for that browser.

Yet you haven't used session_start() , at least in the code you paste :-?
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[jerrygarciuh]

Excellent point!
jg
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*** jerrygarciuh escribió/wrote (Sat, 4 Sep 2004 10:23:13 -0500):

Thanks, that solved it but don't you think it is a little bizarre to have to call that on every page?

What if you don't need session data in 95% of your pages?
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