How do I rename a session file?

mband2000

Hello...

I've figured out how to use session_name(), to name a session.. but how can I actually rename the session file itself?

for example.. my current session file in the /Sessions folder looks something like this:
sess_af294ca5c13f3912cbf92fd2cc3ac8b3

I want it to look like this:
WEBSITE_af294ca5c13f3912cbf92fd2cc3ac8b3

How can this be done?

LordShryku

[man]session_id[/man]

mband2000

Ok great.. got that to work, and now the actual file is renamed.. to sess_WEBSITE

BUT

Now when a 2nd user logs in... that session file is overwritten..

anyway to prevent this?

LordShryku

Generate an md5 hash of the timestamp. or just use the timestamp unhashed.

$sess = 'WEBSITE_'.md5(time());
session_id($sess);

mband2000

thank you, but I get these errors..

Warning: session_start(): The session id contains invalid characters, valid characters are only a-z, A-Z and 0-9 in c:\inetpub\wwwroot\testing\date\inc\global.inc on line 5

Warning: session_start(): Cannot send session cookie - headers already sent by (output started at c:\inetpub\wwwroot\testing\date\inc\global.inc:5) in c:\inetpub\wwwroot\testing\date\inc\global.inc on line 5

Warning: session_start(): Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at c:\inetpub\wwwroot\testing\date\inc\global.inc:5) in c:\inetpub\wwwroot\testing\date\inc\global.inc on line 5

Here is the code:

<? 
session_name("showtime");

session_id($sess);
session_start();

$sess = 'SHOWTIME_'.md5(time());
?>

LordShryku

Don't use md5. Just use the timestamp. Forgot about that little rule :bemused: