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donnierivera

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When using sessions and the user uses the back navigation on the browser’s tool bar is there a way to stop the browser from reporting this error.

I was also wondering what the overhead is on Apache when using sessions And/Or the pro’s and con’s of using sessions.

Thanks guys for any input!!!

planetsim

To tell you the truth. The only way is to get rid of Sessions. They are doing it.

People shouldnt press the back button anyway in a area that uses that.

If you are only using sessions for the sake of it. And really dont need to why not just delete them.

Now i have already posted a little thing about Sessions Vs Cookies on this board. Im sorry i dont plan on doing it again.

The main thing is Sessions (Should be used for highest security before going SSL.

Cookies on the other hand are better for saving people information and allowing them not to login again, Unlike Sessions.

It could also be in your error a form. Most likely you have a form that has sessions there.

nemonoman

I have a different interpretation of this "warning". It really shouldn't be a 'Warning" at all...just a notice, maybe not even that.

It has no direct relation to sessions -- it's easily generated without using sessions at all.

The browser is simply acknowledging that the page you are trying to back into was generated as the result of SUBMITTING information via POST variables on a form.

Unlike GET variables, which are included in the URL, POST variables must be resubmitted if you want to view the page.

If your reread the warning, you'll see that that's all it's saying. IE is making a big deal over nothing.

You can get rid of this warning by using GET variables only (or as planetsim suggests, jamming a lot of info into a cookie).

Also, you could try using this code <a href=javascript: history.go(-1)>Previous Page</a> which for some reason seems to go back without the dreaded Warning.

adrian_quah

Take note that:

the " " in the Previous link is important. My IE 5 couldnt allow back-linking without those " " tags..

<a href="javascript: history.go(-1)">Previous Page</a>