session_id reset

[tabarry]

I need to get the client browser issued with a new session_id (PHPSESSID) without closing the browser. Is there a way to do it. Please reply ASAP, this is urgent.

Thanks

[planetsim]

well the only thing that comes to mind is to destory a session and start a new one with a different session name.. hope that helps you

[tabarry]

I dont think this will work as I am just registering a session and using the session_id(). If I try to destroy, I get an error of trying to destory and uninitialized session. 🙁

[planetsim]

you need to session_start("session_name");
then unregister etc...

for it to work..

[tabarry]

OK! What I am doing is:

session_start();
echo session_id();

this gives me session id. This is perfect and preferable i would not like to register any session with a particular name here.

Any ideas how to destroy this session?

[planetsim]

i wouldnt exactly call that a registered session..
So in other words you never registered a session and dont need to destroy it, you can create a new session but by registering it with a name

[tabarry]

Actually the structure of the entire application is so that we are using just the session_id whereever we want.

[planetsim]

well heres another thing... if your using a link.. dont even put session_start();

just have $phpsessid it will have the session id without registering or starting one... unfortunetly you cannot destroy them.

[tabarry]

Thanks! But I think I worked it out this way.

if(isset($COOKIE[session_name()]))
{
session_start(); // To be able to use session_destroy
session_destroy(); // To delete the old session file
unset($COOKIE[session_name()]);
}

Thanks again!

[shacker]

Thanks tabarry - that's exactly the right solution (at least it's the only thing I've found that worked).