session not working

[ships09]

HI I have following problem
<?
session_start();
echo"<br>PHPSESSID == ".$PHPSESSID;
?>
This gives blank value
If I refresh the page i get value in $PHPSESSID
How can I get value in $PHPSESSID without refreshing
Then on the same page I am registering some session variables
but I am not getting those values on next page
Please help

I am using PHP 4.3.4 with Microsoft-IIS/5.0

Session Support enabled

Registered save handlers files user

session.auto_start Off Off
session.bug_compat_42 On On
session.bug_compat_warn On On
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_divisor 100 100
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 D:\PHP\sessiondata D:\PHP\sessiondata
session.serialize_handler php php
session.use_cookies On On
session.use_only_cookies Off Off
session.use_trans_sid On On

[mrhappiness]

try

echo 'parameter in url: '.SID;
echo '<br />';
echo 'session-name: '.session_name();
echo '<br />';
echo 'session-id: '.session_id();

[ships09]

Thanks
That prints but my problem is not solved
See then I am registering some session variables
<?
session_register("session_UserID");
session_register("session_UserName");
session_register("session_userlevel");
session_register("session_UserDName");
$session_UserID=ociresult($stmt,1);
$session_UserName=$username;
$session_UserDName=ociresult($stmt,3);
$session_userlevel=ociresult($stmt,2);
if($session_userlevel== "w")
{
header("Location:rx_writerhome.php");
}
else if($session_userlevel== "e")
{
header("Location:rx_editorhome.php");
}

On
rx_editorhome.php
I have following thing
<?
session_start();
if($session_UserID != null)
{
//process
}
else
{
// redirect to login
}
I am getting $session_UserID null
and not able to proceed
The same code works on Apache/1.3.24 and php 4.2.3

[mrhappiness]

 header("Location:rx_writerhome.php?".SID);
header("Location:rx_editorhome.php?".SID);

and look up the manual than you will find something about an array called $_SESSION 😉

[ships09]

thanks mrhappiness

It worked