[RESOLVED] Does anyone run PHP on an IIS system?

chris_davies

Hello peeps,
i have to run PHP on an IIS system as I have to also code in (cough, cough) ASP.
Trouble I'm having is with sessions, I can write them, I can see them, I can see them being written. BUt I can't get them back when I go to another page. My session.save_path = c:\sessions (backslash for windows) my sessions folder has write permissions set, but I'm must be doing something wrong. If someone could please shed some light on this? Please?

I am using session_start() at the top of my pages.

Azala

The session is probably being re-created. This can be caused by a number of reasons. Bad session coding. Change of domain / subdomain with cookies being coded for specific domains. Bad php.ini configuration. Etc.

You will have to do some debugging to try to locate the cause, when you do, we can better give a solution.

chris_davies

I have tested my code on another system and it works ok. It may well be the php.ini that is at fault, this is why I am asking. I can post my php.ini if you think it will help.

gabeanderson

Hi Chris-

I recently ran into this, too, when I migrated a bunch of PHP code from a Linux box to Windows/IIS.

Along with session_start(), I was able to pull in my variables like this, for example:

<?php
	session_start();
	$_SESSION['fullname'] 		= $_POST['fullname'];
?>

And then calling the session variable like this:

<?php echo  $_SESSION['fullname']; ?>

Hope this helps!

-Gabe

Weedpacket

chris davies wrote:
I can post my php.ini if you think it will help.

The sesssion section might help; but you could first compare it with the corresponding section on the server where it is working and see what differences (if any) there are.

chris_davies

My code works on an apache/php set up, a friend of mine tested it. I have to run PHP on an IIS system as I have to also code in asp. What I need to know is why it doesn't work on IIS.

Azala

Did you try to set session.save_path to blank?

Weedpacket

chris davies wrote:
My code works on an apache/php set up, a friend of mine tested it. I have to run PHP on an IIS system as I have to also code in asp. What I need to know is why it doesn't work on IIS.

It's not necessary to repeat yourself; all your previous posts in this thread are still available.

chris_davies

Sorry, didnt mean to repeat myself, and yes I have tried setting the path blank. I just really need to get this to work. I must have something set up incorrectly, I just dont know what it is.

Azala

Sorry can't help you then. All I could find was setting

session.save_path =

instead of

session.save_path = /

if testing on a local machine, don't use http://localhost but http://machine.ip

Weedpacket

chris davies wrote:
I must have something set up incorrectly, I just dont know what it is.

That's why I suggested doing what I suggested. If there is a difference in setup it may be reflected there. I'm not just spouting off into a vacuum am I?

chris_davies

Hi Folks, After trying everything you all suggested, I have come up with my own solution to the problem. by setting the session.save_path to:

session.save_path= "0;c:\sessions"

Please notice the added zero value integer and semi colon in the path. What a relief, I have been beating myself up over this for 2 weeks. May I take this opportunity to thank all those nice peeps who took the time to help. You really are a great bunch of guys. I have now voted the php builder forum as the best in my books.