Sessions and register_globals

[Anon]

When trying to use sessions with register_globals turned off, session vars and functions (eg. session_register() and session_unregister) don't work. Anyone had similar problems?

[Anon]

Try using session variables: $HTTP_SESSION_VARS["name of variable"]

Justin

[Anon]

But you can't use that array with session_register().

With register_globals off this doesn't work:

$var1 = 'pants';
session_register('var1');

$var1 is not registered, and does not persist.

Same goes for trying to unregister a variable.

[Anon]

Read the manual, read the columns.

$HTTP_SESSION_VARS contains all the variables you registered for a session.

Make sure that you are using cookies, or sending the SessionID in the URL.
Otherwise, a new session will be started every time you call your php, and every new session will contain no vars at all.

[Anon]

Read the manual, read the columns.

Re-read the question

$HTTP_SESSION_VARS contains all the variables you registered for a session.

I know, but it doesn't pertain to this issue.

[Anon]

Re-read everything.

use sessions like this (register_globals=off)

first page:
session_start()
$a="hello";
session_register("a");
#Send SID to next page in URL or cookies.
<a href="next.php?".<?=SID?>.">next page</a>";

second page:
session_start()
print $HTTP_SESSION_VARS["a"];