[RESOLVED] get session data from a java session

[jrough]

There is a Java site with ordering features. The checkout part has been removed and they are installing magento checkout. Is there a way to get the session data from java into php or do you have to rewrite the ordering module as well? Since the ordering part functions it would be great to be able to use the session data and move into the checkout in magento.

[sneakyimp]

Session data is typically stored in files or a database. If you want PHP to have access to that data, you will need to know where and how it is stored and adjust your code to go and locate it and parse it accordingly.

You probably will have to rewrite something.

[jrough]

I can store the Session Name and SEssion ID, along with the order data from the java order site in a database, and the php checkout can access the database. There would be a redirect location to the checkout php page but there would have to be a query to pull the order data up in the checkout.

I have questions on security and passing the sessionID and session name from the client to the Java Server. I assume that is secure but I have to verify it. So either the SID and Session name is passed via url or cookie. Since 3rd parties can grab session data from the url it should be set to use only cookies in the Java order page and the session data should be encrypted, but from the client to the server it would not encrypted right? Since the session data is safely stored in a database by the time it gets to the php checkout it doesn't need to be encrypted and also because Magento has all the security built in.

I just thought of another question... Is there a way to make that redirect location page appear seemless? Could I use AJAX so it doesn't have to redraw?
Thanks,