Problem with session variables

jeff_borden

I'm having session variable problems. On my computer It was working well. Since I uploaded it to the web host, session variables aren't persisting across pages. Web host PHP Version 4.0.6 & register globals are on. Below is the host's session phpinfo. Can anyone tell me what I can do to get this working!!!!!!! thank you

session
Session Support enabled

Directive Local Value Master Value
session.auto_start
Off Off
session.cache_expire
180 180
session.cache_limiter
nocache nocache
session.cookie_domain
no value no value
session.cookie_lifetime
0 0
session.cookie_path
/ /
session.cookie_secure
Off Off
session.entropy_file
no value no value
session.entropy_length
0 0
session.gc_maxlifetime
1440 1440
session.gc_probability
1 1
session.name
PHPSESSID PHPSESSID
session.referer_check
no value no value
session.save_handler
files files
session.save_path
/tmp /tmp
session.serialize_handler
php php
session.use_cookies
On On

session.use_trans_sid
1 1

Configure Command
'./configure' '--with-apxs=apxs' '--prefix=/home/kan/work/PSA_PLUS_1_3_1/apache/../release/usr/local/psa/apache' '--with-system-regex' '--with-config-file-path=/usr/local/psa/apache/conf' '--disable-debug' '--disable-pear' '--enable-sockets' '--enable-track-vars' '--without-gd' '--with-mysql=/home/kan/work/PSA_PLUS_1_3_1/apache/../release/dist/usr/local/psa/mysql' '--with-iodbc=/home/kan/work/PSA_PLUS_1_3_1/apache/../release/lib/libiodbc' '--with-imap=/home/kan/work/PSA_PLUS_1_3_1/apache/../release/lib/imap-cclient'

my code is as follows:

verifyuser.php

session_start();
include "./common_db.inc";

$query = "SELECT username FROM users WHERE username = '$uname' AND password= '$pass'";
$result = mysql_query($query);
if (mysql_num_rows($result))
{
$username = mysql_result($result,$i, 0);
$User = $uname;
$Time = time();
$query2 = "UPDATE users SET online2 = $Time WHERE username = '$username'";
$result2 = mysql_query($query2);

$query3 = "UPDATE users SET online = 'y' WHERE username = '$username'";
$result3 = mysql_query($query3);

session_name('Dining');
session_register('User');
session_register("Time");

sess_mgmt.php

session_start();
include "./html.php";
include "./common_db.inc";

$user = $_SESSION['User'];

John_Canyon

session.use_trans_sid
1 1

Change this value to 0 so it should read

session.use_trans_sid = 0

in your php.ini

jimson

$barney = "A big purple dinosaur.";
session_register("barney");

$_SESSION["zim"] = "An invader from another planet.";

# The old way was to use $HTTP_SESSION_VARS
$HTTP_SESSION_VARS["spongebob"] = "He's got square pants.";

get a PHP manual from http://www.php.net

jeff_borden

so are you saying I should use the old way?

John_Canyon

I did notice that it works for me,

<edit>
Excuse me, i have been working all day, mental lapse.
session_id(newsessionseed); should be called before
session_start() to manually name your session_id.
</edit>

Although, i have problems similiar to yours dealing with
dropping session values, and trans_sid_id seemed to
solve that problem.

Cheers

jimson

you really needs the PHP manual
download and read the session part....
all answers inside there

jeff_borden

jimson... thanks for not helping at all

jimson

check with session_is_registered()

jimson

Originally posted by jeff_borden
jimson... thanks for not helping at all

well, i am not helping ... i am guiding so no need to thanks

jeff_borden

don't worry, i won't. I am pissed b/c i spent all of this time building this app, and the way my web host has his servers set up is not in accordance with the way my server is set up.

And I don't really have time for games.

in one page i have:
$HTTP_SESSION_VARS["spongebob"] = "He's got square pants.";

in the next page i have:
echo $HTTP_SESSION_VARS["spongebob"];

and I get no love. WTF!!!

John_Canyon

Have you checked to make sure that the same session_id is being carried from page to page?

Also, you might try adding something like this. I had to do this to keep session variables for our AOL users.

$randval = md5(uniqid(rand(),12));										//This is to handle an issue with
if(!isset($PHPSESSID))															//session variables not sticking to
{																				//AOL users.  We assign our own
	session_id($randval);														//Unique session value
}																				// 
session_start();

jimson

ok, now try coding a simple session file and test it in your host..
i don't think they really set the path for your session to store in their temp path..

jeff_borden

the session_id is carrying over from page to page.

John_Canyon

ok, now we are getting somewhere.

try something like this.

PAGE 1
<?
session_start();

$question = "Is jimson helpful?";
$answer = "kinda sorta";

session_register(question);
session_register(answer);
?>

PAGE 2
<?
session_start();

if(session_is_registered(question) && session_is_registered(answer))
{
echo $SESSION[question] . "<br>";
echo $SESSION[answer];
}
else
{
echo "houston we have a problem";
}
?>

jeff_borden

nada, not even "houston we have a problem".

heres the link: http://www.greenfork.com/testee.php

jimson

<?php
session_start();
function a(){
	session_register('cou');
	$cou = 0;
}

if( session_is_registered('cou')){
	$_SESSION['cou']++;
}
a();
echo $_SESSION['cou'];
?>

check to see if the counter increase or not... and tell me

John_Canyon

echo out session_id() on both of those pages.

John_Canyon

<?php
session_start();
function a(){
    session_register('cou');
    $cou = 0;
}

if( session_is_registered('cou')){
    $_SESSION['cou']++;
}
a();
echo $_SESSION['cou'];
?>

$_SESSION['cou'] will show up empty, the page either needs to be refreshed or you need to access that variable on another page.

jimson

so, do you mean
you don't see any counter value... please confirm

John_Canyon

He will not see any counter unless he refreshes his page.

Once he refreshes his page he should begin to see the
counter increment.