Losing session variables value

[sheldonlg]

I have a case where the session values appear to lose their value. I
tracked it down with some print_r inserted. Here are the lines:

print '<br 1: '; print_r($_SESSION);
$adminLevel = $_POST['edit_level_list'];
print '<br 2: '; print_r($_SESSION);

Here is the output:

1: Array ( [adminLevel] =SUPERUSER [clientID] =0 )
2: Array ( [adminLevel] =[clientID] =0 )

There is nothing special about the variable$adminlevel. It is just an
ordinary local variable. Field edit_level_list is a select list.

If I change the name of the variable from $adminLevel to $foo, then the
session variable does not lose its value.

If I then immediately set $adminLevel = $foo, the session variable loses
its value.

What is so special about the name of a local variable?

[Jerry Stuckle]

sheldonlg wrote:

I have a case where the session values appear to lose their value. I
tracked it down with some print_r inserted. Here are the lines:

print '<br 1: '; print_r($_SESSION);
$adminLevel = $_POST['edit_level_list'];
print '<br 2: '; print_r($_SESSION);

Here is the output:

1: Array ( [adminLevel] =SUPERUSER [clientID] =0 )
2: Array ( [adminLevel] =[clientID] =0 )

There is nothing special about the variable$adminlevel. It is just an
ordinary local variable. Field edit_level_list is a select list.

If I change the name of the variable from $adminLevel to $foo, then the
session variable does not lose its value.

If I then immediately set $adminLevel = $foo, the session variable loses
its value.

What is so special about the name of a local variable?

You probably have register_globals set to on - which is should NOT be.
Turn it off.

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[Charles Polisher]

sheldonlg wrote:

I have a case where the session values appear to lose their value. I
tracked it down with some print_r inserted. Here are the lines:

print '<br 1: '; print_r($_SESSION);
$adminLevel = $_POST['edit_level_list'];
print '<br 2: '; print_r($_SESSION);

Here is the output:

1: Array ( [adminLevel] =SUPERUSER [clientID] =0 )
2: Array ( [adminLevel] =[clientID] =0 )

There is nothing special about the variable$adminlevel. It is just an
ordinary local variable. Field edit_level_list is a select list.

If I change the name of the variable from $adminLevel to $foo, then the
session variable does not lose its value.

If I then immediately set $adminLevel = $foo, the session variable loses
its value.

What is so special about the name of a local variable?

Can you reproduce the bug by doing something like:

-----%<----- foo.php ----------------------------------------
<?php
$_SESSION=array('adminLevel' ='SUPERUSER', 'clientID' =0);
$_POST['edit_level_list'] = 'foo';
print '<br 1: '; print_r($_SESSION);
$adminLevel = $_POST['edit_level_list'];
print '<br 2: '; print_r($_SESSION);
?>
-----%<----- foo.php ----------------------------------------

$ php foo.php

BTW, what does php -i show as your PHP version. Mine's 5.2.5.

Best regards,

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[sheldonlg]

Jerry Stuckle wrote:

sheldonlg wrote:

>I have a case where the session values appear to lose their value. I
tracked it down with some print_r inserted. Here are the lines:

print '<br 1: '; print_r($_SESSION);
$adminLevel = $_POST['edit_level_list'];
print '<br 2: '; print_r($_SESSION);

Here is the output:

1: Array ( [adminLevel] =SUPERUSER [clientID] =0 )
2: Array ( [adminLevel] =[clientID] =0 )

There is nothing special about the variable$adminlevel. It is just an
ordinary local variable. Field edit_level_list is a select list.

If I change the name of the variable from $adminLevel to $foo, then
the session variable does not lose its value.

If I then immediately set $adminLevel = $foo, the session variable
loses its value.

What is so special about the name of a local variable?

You probably have register_globals set to on - which is should NOT be.
Turn it off.

I don't -- unless the hosting company has that by default somehow. I
never do anything with register_globals.

[Erwin Moller]

sheldonlg schreef:

Jerry Stuckle wrote:

>sheldonlg wrote:

>>I have a case where the session values appear to lose their value. I
tracked it down with some print_r inserted. Here are the lines:

print '<br 1: '; print_r($_SESSION);
$adminLevel = $_POST['edit_level_list'];
print '<br 2: '; print_r($_SESSION);

Here is the output:

1: Array ( [adminLevel] =SUPERUSER [clientID] =0 )
2: Array ( [adminLevel] =[clientID] =0 )

There is nothing special about the variable$adminlevel. It is just
an ordinary local variable. Field edit_level_list is a select list.

If I change the name of the variable from $adminLevel to $foo, then
the session variable does not lose its value.

If I then immediately set $adminLevel = $foo, the session variable
loses its value.

What is so special about the name of a local variable?

You probably have register_globals set to on - which is should NOT be.
Turn it off.

I don't -- unless the hosting company has that by default somehow. I
never do anything with register_globals.

DOn't guess, check. :-)

Make a file with only:
<?php
phpinfo();
?>

And see what it says.

Regards,
Erwin Moller
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[sheldonlg]

Erwin Moller wrote:

>
sheldonlg schreef:

>Jerry Stuckle wrote:

>>sheldonlg wrote:
I have a case where the session values appear to lose their value.
I tracked it down with some print_r inserted. Here are the lines:

print '<br 1: '; print_r($_SESSION);
$adminLevel = $_POST['edit_level_list'];
print '<br 2: '; print_r($_SESSION);

Here is the output:

1: Array ( [adminLevel] =SUPERUSER [clientID] =0 )
2: Array ( [adminLevel] =[clientID] =0 )

There is nothing special about the variable$adminlevel. It is just
an ordinary local variable. Field edit_level_list is a select list.

If I change the name of the variable from $adminLevel to $foo, then
the session variable does not lose its value.

If I then immediately set $adminLevel = $foo, the session variable
loses its value.

What is so special about the name of a local variable?
You probably have register_globals set to on - which is should NOT
be. Turn it off.

I don't -- unless the hosting company has that by default somehow. I
never do anything with register_globals.

DOn't guess, check. :-)

Make a file with only:
<?php
phpinfo();
?>

And see what it says.

Did that last night. See my previous reply.

[Erwin Moller]

sheldonlg schreef:

Erwin Moller wrote:

>>
sheldonlg schreef:

>>Jerry Stuckle wrote:
sheldonlg wrote:
I have a case where the session values appear to lose their value.
I tracked it down with some print_r inserted. Here are the lines:
>
print '<br 1: '; print_r($_SESSION);
$adminLevel = $_POST['edit_level_list'];
print '<br 2: '; print_r($_SESSION);
>
Here is the output:
>
1: Array ( [adminLevel] =SUPERUSER [clientID] =0 )
2: Array ( [adminLevel] =[clientID] =0 )
>
There is nothing special about the variable$adminlevel. It is just
an ordinary local variable. Field edit_level_list is a select list.
>
If I change the name of the variable from $adminLevel to $foo, then
the session variable does not lose its value.
>
If I then immediately set $adminLevel = $foo, the session variable
loses its value.
>
What is so special about the name of a local variable?
>

You probably have register_globals set to on - which is should NOT
be. Turn it off.
I don't -- unless the hosting company has that by default somehow. I
never do anything with register_globals.

DOn't guess, check. :-)

Make a file with only:
<?php
phpinfo();
?>

And see what it says.

Did that last night. See my previous reply.

Hi,

I don't see any previous reply where you said you did it.
Did you start posting via googlegroups maybe, halfway the thread?
(If so, I have dropped that response, see my sig. Sorry)

Regards,
Erwin Moller

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[sheldonlg]

Erwin Moller wrote:

>
sheldonlg schreef:

>Erwin Moller wrote:

>>>
sheldonlg schreef:
Jerry Stuckle wrote:
sheldonlg wrote:
>I have a case where the session values appear to lose their
>value. I tracked it down with some print_r inserted. Here are
>the lines:
>>
>print '<br 1: '; print_r($_SESSION);
>$adminLevel = $_POST['edit_level_list'];
>print '<br 2: '; print_r($_SESSION);
>>
>Here is the output:
>>
>1: Array ( [adminLevel] =SUPERUSER [clientID] =0 )
>2: Array ( [adminLevel] =[clientID] =0 )
>>
>There is nothing special about the variable$adminlevel. It is
>just an ordinary local variable. Field edit_level_list is a
>select list.
>>
>If I change the name of the variable from $adminLevel to $foo,
>then the session variable does not lose its value.
>>
>If I then immediately set $adminLevel = $foo, the session variable
>loses its value.
>>
>What is so special about the name of a local variable?
>>
>
You probably have register_globals set to on - which is should NOT
be. Turn it off.
>

I don't -- unless the hosting company has that by default somehow.
I never do anything with register_globals.

DOn't guess, check. :-)

Make a file with only:
<?php
phpinfo();
?>

And see what it says.

Did that last night. See my previous reply.

Hi,

I don't see any previous reply where you said you did it.
Did you start posting via googlegroups maybe, halfway the thread?
(If so, I have dropped that response, see my sig. Sorry)

Regards,
Erwin Moller

You didn't because it got stuck in my emailer outbox for some reason. I
must have had a connection failure and didn't notice it as I left the
computer to go to sleep. Here it is:

====
I just did a phpinfo. It showed that register_globals is, indeed, on.
By default it is set to off as of PHP4.2 and the version I am running is
5.2.6. The hosting company must have turned it on. Unfortunately,
according to the manual:

"Please note that register_globals cannot be set at runtime
(ini_set()). Although, you can use .htaccess if your host allows it as
described above. An example .htaccess entry: php_flag register_globals
off ."

I will have to check to see if I can have a .htaccess file.
====

[Erwin Moller]

sheldonlg schreef:

Erwin Moller wrote:

>>
sheldonlg schreef:

>>Erwin Moller wrote:

sheldonlg schreef:
Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>sheldonlg wrote:
>>I have a case where the session values appear to lose their
>>value. I tracked it down with some print_r inserted. Here are
>>the lines:
>>>
>>print '<br 1: '; print_r($_SESSION);
>>$adminLevel = $_POST['edit_level_list'];
>>print '<br 2: '; print_r($_SESSION);
>>>
>>Here is the output:
>>>
>>1: Array ( [adminLevel] =SUPERUSER [clientID] =0 )
>>2: Array ( [adminLevel] =[clientID] =0 )
>>>
>>There is nothing special about the variable$adminlevel. It is
>>just an ordinary local variable. Field edit_level_list is a
>>select list.
>>>
>>If I change the name of the variable from $adminLevel to $foo,
>>then the session variable does not lose its value.
>>>
>>If I then immediately set $adminLevel = $foo, the session
>>variable loses its value.
>>>
>>What is so special about the name of a local variable?
>>>
>>
>You probably have register_globals set to on - which is should NOT
>be. Turn it off.
>>
>
I don't -- unless the hosting company has that by default somehow.
I never do anything with register_globals.

DOn't guess, check. :-)

Make a file with only:
<?php
phpinfo();
?>

And see what it says.

Did that last night. See my previous reply.

Hi,

I don't see any previous reply where you said you did it.
Did you start posting via googlegroups maybe, halfway the thread?
(If so, I have dropped that response, see my sig. Sorry)

Regards,
Erwin Moller

Hi,

You didn't because it got stuck in my emailer outbox for some reason.

Aha, that explains. ;-)

I

must have had a connection failure and didn't notice it as I left the
computer to go to sleep. Here it is:

====
I just did a phpinfo. It showed that register_globals is, indeed, on.
By default it is set to off as of PHP4.2 and the version I am running is
5.2.6. The hosting company must have turned it on. Unfortunately,
according to the manual:

"Please note that register_globals cannot be set at runtime
(ini_set()). Although, you can use .htaccess if your host allows it as
described above. An example .htaccess entry: php_flag register_globals
off ."

I will have to check to see if I can have a .htaccess file.
====

Should work if they allow overwriting php-ini settings via .htaccess,
but they claim they do, so you should be fine.

Good luck.

Regards,
Erwin Moller
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