Sessions problem

ceavou

I have a sessions problem that seems so simple but I can't find the answer to it anywhere! Its driving me nuts!

I have a more complicated project with sessions which isn't working so I tried just to make a simple sessions script to see if it works and it doesn't.

This is the first page, named test.php:

<?php

session_start();

$_SESSION['test'] = "Hey!";

?><html>

<head>
<title>Test 1</title>
</head>
<body>

<a href="test2.php">Test 2</a>

</body>
</html>

Its linked to the second page, test2.php:

<?php session_start(); ?><html>

<head>
<title>Test 2</title>
</head>
<body>

<?php echo $_SESSION['test']; ?>

</body>
</html>

When I click on the link to go to test2.php the registered variable doesn't echo! why the hell not!???!!

I have sessions turned on in my php.ini file and have set a temp directory at c:\windows\temp.
I can even see the cooke in the temp directory!
I am running PHP 4.2.3 with Apache on Windows ME.

Thanx
Please Help
~ceavou~

cahva

Try this in first file:

<?php
session_start(); 
session_register('test')
$test='Hey!';
?><html> 

<head> 
<title>Test 1</title> 
</head> 
<body> 

<a href="test2.php">Test 2</a> 

</body> 
</html>

ceavou

It didn't work.
THanx any way.

~ceavou~

dan_c00per

Try taking out the line 'session_start()' at the top of the second file, as this will start a new session, I only use this in the first file, and I have no problems.

Dan.

ceavou

GRRR , its still didn't work.

Thinking of installing a previous version of PHP or something.

I appreciate your reply, thanx.

~ceavou~

rroc

Try this modification(var_dump) to see if there is anything in the session variables. Oh and BTW, usually you only out put the html, not php:

/johannes

test2.php:

<?php

session_start(); 
var_dump($_SESSION);

print("
<html>
<head>
<title>Test 2</title>
</head>
<body>
".$_SESSION['test']."
</body>
</html>");

?>

jmcneese

in the first file:

// set session vars
if(isset($s) and !empty($s)) {
    session_id($s);
} else {
    session_id(md5(uniqid(rand(),1)));
}

session_name("s");
session_start();
$s = session_id();

be sure to put ?s=$s at the end of any urls on the first page, or turn on transient SIDs.

in the second page:

// create session and get variables
session_name("s");
session_id($s);
session_start();

dan_c00per

When calling the session variable in the second file, try:

global $HTTP_SESSION_VARS;
echo $HTTP_SESSION_VARS["sessionvariablename"];

I have not tried this method, but it is the method that is written by CodeCharge Studio

Hope this helps.

dan_c00per

Another possible problem, do you have the following lines in your 'php.ini', located at /usr/local/lib in Linux/UNIX

register_globals = On;
track_vars = On;
variables_order = "GPCES";

I had similar trouble with passing variables from page to page, and the above solved it, it may help you too

ceavou

It works!
I just had to turn transient SIDs on in the php.ini file and it sends the data accross the URL now and it works!

THank you all!

I still doen't work with cookies but ill leave that for a rainy day to work out.

Once again, I appreciate all your replies.
Thank you.

~ceavou~