Session variables and IE 5.5

Anon

Hi everyone!

I´m having a strange problem with session variables and IE 5.5.

I use session variables in a site to store a random generated key (8-length string). I generate this key in one page, and in the same page I put an "echo" of the variable on a button (The button does a submit to another page, it´s a get action).
In the other page I can see the value of the variable and in that page I check the parameter that comes via URL with the session variable generated in the previous page.
Almost all the time the two values are the same (as it´s expected!) but sometimes the value of the session variable changes.
I think this is a problem of the 5.5 version of IE, because I had made tests with the 5.0 version and the problem didn´t appeared.

Is it really a problem of the 5.5 version ?
If it is, what can I do?
or is it a problem of PHP?

What can I do? Can somebody help me?

rosborne

I'm afraid I'm having the same problem, and it's driving me mad right now.

I'm getting over it (almost 95% of time) by appending the SID to the end of url's, and also posting any forms on the site by adding the a hidden field called "PHPSESSID" with the SID as the follow.
This only works with GET forms, and you have to ensure the PHPSESSID is the first field in the submitted URL.

However, this is not a final solution and it does not work all the time.

If anyone knows a proper fix please help us as a deadline is approaching :-(

Cheers,

Richard O