$_SESSION Problem

Rex__

I'm having a problem accessing session variables.

I am using XP, Apache2, and PHP5.

This is my php.ini session path:
session.save_path = "E:\Apache2\sessions"
I know it's valid because php saves the session files there without trouble.

The following code will create the session file in the proper directory:
$_SESSION["month"]="April";

I can open the session file in the session directory and see that the session info is set, so I know it's not a save_path problem.

I use session_start() at the top of the page, and everything seems fine. For some reason I can't access the session from php.

hagen00

Rex__ wrote:
I'm having a problem accessing session variables.

The following code will create the session file in the proper directory:
$_SESSION["month"]="April";

I believe the correct way to register session variables is like this

$month="April";
session_register('month');

and then

echo $_SESSION['month'];

homer09001

i normal set sessions variables like so:


$sessvar = April;
$_SESSION['month'] = $sessvar;

comeonbaby

example:

<?php
session_start();
$_SESSION['month'] = "April";
echo $_SESSION['month'];
?>
HTML CODE....
[code=php]
check if one or more whitespace(or something else) before the "<?php",and make sure the "session_start();" before any outputing.
you can have a try.

Rex__

Thanks for all the help.

My sessions are working now. I noticed 2 instances of apache running in my Windows Task Manager. I found that when i deleted one of them, my cookies worked fine. I have heard of many systems having 2 instances running, but it seems to cause problems on my system by creating an extra, empty, session file in my sessions folder.

L0j1k

Although hagen00 is absolutely correct, the following text from the PHP manual (specifically http://de.php.net/manual/en/ref.session.php) states:

Use of $SESSION (or $HTTP_SESSION_VARS with PHP 4.0.6 or less) is recommended for improved security and code readability. With $SESSION, there is no need to use the session_register(), session_unregister(), session_is_registered() functions. Session variables are accessible like any other variables.