[Resolved] Cannot send session cookie

[ajdegans]

Warning: session_start(): Cannot send session cookie - headers already sent by (output started at /home/virtual/site67/fst/var/www/test/template/mainhead.php:12) in /home/virtual/site67/fst/var/www/test/links/index.php on line 2

Warning: session_start(): Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at /home/virtual/site67/fst/var/www/test/template/mainhead.php:12) in /home/virtual/site67/fst/var/www/test/links/index.php on line 2

i get this error, does it mean the files are sending multiple cookies? ifso i do not understand because the mainhead.php is somewhat empty 🙂 there is no php init !

got any clues?😕

[laserlight]

Do you have any output (including blank lines) before the first header(), cookie() or session_start() ?

[ajdegans]

uh i have a template which comes above the session_star() yes?

impossible to run then i guess? :o

then if place the cookie thing on top of the template? wouldit work? 🙂

[laserlight]

One way would be to re-structure your code such that output is written at the last possible moment.

Moving the setcookie() call would be an example, but you need to make sure that this doesnt compromise the logical flow.

Another way is to use output buffering, but I tend to avoid that.

[ajdegans]

allright i got the thing all to the top 🙂 now comes up a new thing... this session_start() is used in a links system...

but on the same website is an topsites program installed...

if i load that page can it do harm to have the session_start() to run again?

or is it better to build in something like if the file is so-and-so then run the session_start() else not ( i dont know how to put it in php yet, have to look that up 🙂 )

edit: or combine 'em 🙂

[ajdegans]

yup that all works....

i combined the session_start() from both scripts by commenting them out and placing a new one in the template.

did i thank you already laserlight? 🙂