blank sessions?

[robsgaming]

i have a question

i start a php session using

session_start();

then, i echo out $PHPSESSID;

no problem, shows the encoded string. i close the browser, reopen the same page, and PHPSESSID is not set. when i refresh browser, the new session id is there, but ONLY when i refresh browser.

why is this and how do i fix it?

[sadrik]

Hoi

After you have closed your browser your session is termiated.
You will have to store your session_id in a cookie.

Depending on your php.ini settings your webserver will also delete the sessiondata.
So you have to save your logindata to the cookie - but this is a security risk, of course.