session doesn't store value in /tmp

Anon

Hi,

I am wonder why all the session i create at server /tmp , is empty value. The file doesn't exits, just is empty, as shown in below:

-rw------- 1 httpd netsite 0 Feb 2 14:12 sess_f882015a074cf3e05625d6d150b98ec5

the file permission for the /tmp is '777'. My machine running on php4.0.6.

This is the script i use to create the session :

<pre>
$cookie['pre'] = strtolower("abc");
$cookie['name'] = strtolower($name);

session_register('cookie');
</pre>

Furthurmore, i do declare the systax below on top of page:

ini_alter('session.use_cookies', '0');
ini_alter('session.use_trans_sid', '1');

What could be the possible problem?

Thanks
Louis

troinfo

You might just need to add session_start();
at the beginnig of your code.

Anon

Two things I note:

session.use_cookies is not changeable with ini_alter (a full list is available at www.php.net/ini_set, which is synonymous)

session.use_trans_sid doesn't exist. The closest is the --enable-trans-sid COMPILE-TIME OPTION. Obviously, such an option can't be changes without rebuilding PHP!

So, assume your ini_alter() calls have no effect. Do your problems make sense then?

eklee

Hi,

I do set session_start() at the begining of the page.

Ok, even without the init_alter to change the value(as I alreadly change both directly in php.ini directly and restart the apache), but it seem like doesn't work. The session value at the /tmp still empty.

THanks
Louis

Anon

hi Hayley,

I think i explore something new here. From the init_set i can change from the url you sent to me, actually we can change other setting in php.ini.

like i try :

ini_alter('session.use_cookies', '0');
ini_alter('session.use_trans_sid', '1');

on the starting on my script, it really take effect. The session.use_trans_sid is available if you compile your php with --enable-trans-id.

And my problem is solved, by installing php4.1.0 and Apache1.3.20. I still couldn't find a reason why the session can't create under php4.0.6

Thanks
Louis