Session problems... Need some help

dustin

ok, i have done session multimple times, mainly on linux. I just setup a new test server on my laptop, apache 2.0.54 and php 5.04. i am having problems with my session cookies getting lost, or mixed up, or something.

when i register a session variable, i can see it on my browser and in the tmp directory on the server. But when i try to access that variable on a differnt page, its gone, and php just starts a new session cookie!

here is a test script that isnt working for me... i could use some idea's here!

page 1

<?
session_name($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
session_start();
$_SESSION['test'] = 'test';

print $_SESSION['test'];


?>
<a href="test2.php">click here</a>

page2

<?
session_name($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
session_start();
//$_SESSION['test'] = 'test';

print $_SESSION['test'];


?>

thanks for any help

TimTimTimma

your not required to use session_name() to set a session with a fixed name. In any case try the code below..

<? 
if(!session_id()){
session_start(); 
}
$_SESSION['test'] = 'test'; 

print $_SESSION['test']; 


?> 
<a href="test2.php">click here</a>

dustin

I tried this simple file, still a nogo, just asks to click every time, never prints the variable...

<? 
if(!session_id()){
session_start(); 
$_SESSION['test'] = 'test'; 
}
else
{
print $_SESSION['test']; 
}

?> 
<a href="test.php">click here</a>

TimTimTimma

Try this, the code you gave me wouldn't work on my end either, but this works for me. It should work for you.

All this little script does is finds out wither or not the session is set, if its not, setts it. Then it displays the values, and asks for you to reset, and upon resetting the sessions, the 'rand' session, gets a new value each time, this is to make sure you are not stuck with the same value and thinking your sessions are working. As long as the number changs you are good :-)

<?  

if(!session_id()){ 
	session_start(); 		
}
if(isset($_GET['reset'])){
	session_unset();
	session_destroy();
	print "The sessions have been reset!";
	print "<br /><br /><a href=\"test.php\">Click here to continue!</a>";
}else{
	if(empty($_SESSION['test'])){ 
		$_SESSION['test'] = 'test'; 
		$_SESSION['rand'] = rand(0,10);
		print "The sessions have been set!"; 
		print "<br /><br /><a href=\"test.php\">Click here to find out its value(s)!</a>";
	}else{
		print "The sessions are set! Their values are: <strong>".$_SESSION['test']."</strong> and <strong>".$_SESSION['rand']."</strong>";
		print "<br /><br /><a href=\"test.php?reset=1\">Reset the Session!</a>";
	}
}
?>

dustin

yeah, it just keeps saying the session is set, but when i click on show values, it just says ye seesion is set, and on my server, everytime i click it creates a new session file! wierd, i dont understand this... this works fine on my other server. i must have some sort of configuration issue, but i have no idea what it is...

TimTimTimma

time to open up the php.ini file and search madly for the session settings :-)

dustin

well, the cookies are created in my browser and on the server... here are my ini settings... see any problems? this is a windows xp server

[Session]
session.save_handler = files
session.save_path = "C:\WINDOWS\Temp"
session.use_cookies = 1
session.use_only_cookies = 0
session.name = PHPSESSID
session.auto_start = 0
session.cookie_lifetime = 0
session.cookie_path = /
session.cookie_domain =
session.serialize_handler = php
session.gc_probability = 1
session.gc_divisor = 1000
session.gc_maxlifetime = 1440
session.bug_compat_42 = 0
session.bug_compat_warn = 1
session.referer_check =
session.entropy_length = 0
session.entropy_file =
session.cache_limiter = nocache
session.cache_expire = 180
session.use_trans_sid = 1
session.hash_function = 0
session.hash_bits_per_character = 5
url_rewriter.tags = "a=href,area=href,frame=src,input=src,form=fakeentry"

TimTimTimma

I dont see anything unusual, but i dont have to much experience with the php.ini file, however sessions are what my CMS is based and ran by practically!