[RESOLVED] Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: Cannot send session cache limiter

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[RESOLVED] Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: Cannot send session cache limiter

eballeh

im a newbee and I have the following error: if some one can help please

Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at /home/eliebal1/public_html/jewelsbargain/includes/database_tables.php:339) in /home/eliebal1/public_html/jewelsbargain/includes/functions/sessions.php on line 5

any help please
thanx

bradgrafelman

Welcome to PHPBuilder! Note that I've moved your post into its own thread; please start a new thread for discussion of your own issues rather than hijacking someone else's. (For reference, the old thread is here.)

As for your issue, the error message is quite clear: You're attempting to start a session (which will usually attempt to modify the HTTP headers to send a cookie) after you've already sent output. Move the call to [man]session_start/man before you output anything.

eballeh

i have tried that but no luck here is the html

<?php
/*
  $Id: sessions.php,v 1.1.1.1 2004/03/04 23:40:51 ccwjr Exp $

  osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions
  [url]http://www.oscommerce.com[/url]

  Copyright (c) 2003 osCommerce

  Released under the GNU General Public License
*/

  if (STORE_SESSIONS == 'mysql') {
    if (!$SESS_LIFE = get_cfg_var('session.gc_maxlifetime')) {
      $SESS_LIFE = 1440;
    }

function _sess_open($save_path, $session_name) {
  return true;
}

function _sess_close() {
  return true;
}

function _sess_read($key) {
  $value_query = tep_db_query("select value from " . TABLE_SESSIONS . " where sesskey = '" . tep_db_input($key) . "' and expiry > '" . time() . "'");
  $value = tep_db_fetch_array($value_query);

  if (isset($value['value'])) {
    return $value['value'];
  }

  return false;
}

function _sess_write($key, $val) {
  global $SESS_LIFE;

  $expiry = time() + $SESS_LIFE;
  $value = $val;

  $check_query = tep_db_query("select count(*) as total from " . TABLE_SESSIONS . " where sesskey = '" . tep_db_input($key) . "'");
  $check = tep_db_fetch_array($check_query);

  if ($check['total'] > 0) {
    return tep_db_query("update " . TABLE_SESSIONS . " set expiry = '" . tep_db_input($expiry) . "', value = '" . tep_db_input($value) . "' where sesskey = '" . tep_db_input($key) . "'");
  } else {
    return tep_db_query("insert into " . TABLE_SESSIONS . " values ('" . tep_db_input($key) . "', '" . tep_db_input($expiry) . "', '" . tep_db_input($value) . "')");
  }
}

function _sess_destroy($key) {
  return tep_db_query("delete from " . TABLE_SESSIONS . " where sesskey = '" . tep_db_input($key) . "'");
}

function _sess_gc($maxlifetime) {
  tep_db_query("delete from " . TABLE_SESSIONS . " where expiry < '" . time() . "'");

  return true;
}

session_set_save_handler('_sess_open', '_sess_close', '_sess_read', '_sess_write', '_sess_destroy', '_sess_gc');
  }

  function tep_session_start() {

$session_id = '';

if (isset($_GET[tep_session_name()])) {
  if (preg_match('/^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$/', $_GET[tep_session_name()]) == false) {
    unset($_GET[tep_session_name()]);
  } else {
    $session_id = $_GET[tep_session_name()];
  }

} elseif (isset($_POST[tep_session_name()])) {
  if (preg_match('/^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$/', $_POST[tep_session_name()]) == false) {
    unset($_POST[tep_session_name()]);
  } else {
    $session_id = $_POST[tep_session_name()];
  }

} elseif (isset($_COOKIE[tep_session_name()])) {
  if (preg_match('/^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$/', $_COOKIE[tep_session_name()]) == false) {
    $session_data = session_get_cookie_params();
    setcookie(tep_session_name(), '', time()-42000, $session_data['path'], $session_data['domain']);
  } else {
    $session_id = $_COOKIE[tep_session_name()];
  }
}

if (tep_not_null($session_id)) {
  tep_session_id($session_id);
}

return session_start();
  }

  function tep_session_register($variable) {
    global $session_started;

if ($session_started == true) {
  return session_register($variable);
} else {
  return false;
}
  }

  function tep_session_is_registered($variable) {
    return session_is_registered($variable);
  }

  function tep_session_unregister($variable) {
    return session_unregister($variable);
  }

  function tep_session_id($sessid = '') {
    if (!empty($sessid)) {
      return session_id($sessid);
    } else {
      return session_id();
    }
  }

  function tep_session_name($name = '') {
    if (!empty($name)) {
      return session_name($name);
    } else {
      return session_name();
    }
  }

  function tep_session_close() {
    return session_write_close();
  }

  function tep_session_destroy() {
    return session_destroy();
  }

  function tep_session_save_path($path = '') {
    if (!empty($path)) {
      return session_save_path($path);
    } else {
      return session_save_path();
    }
  }

  function tep_session_recreate() {
    $session_backup = $_SESSION;

unset($_COOKIE[tep_session_name()]);

tep_session_destroy();

if (STORE_SESSIONS == 'mysql') {
  session_set_save_handler('_sess_open', '_sess_close', '_sess_read', '_sess_write', '_sess_destroy', '_sess_gc');
}

tep_session_start();

$_SESSION = $session_backup;
unset($session_backup);
  }

?>

eballeh

i have tried many time but no luck here is the code thanx
<?php
/*
$Id: sessions.php,v 1.1.1.1 2004/03/04 23:40:51 ccwjr Exp $

osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions
http://www.oscommerce.com

Released under the GNU General Public License
*/

if (STORE_SESSIONS == 'mysql') {
if (!$SESS_LIFE = get_cfg_var('session.gc_maxlifetime')) {
$SESS_LIFE = 1440;
}

function _sess_open($save_path, $session_name) {
  return true;
}

function _sess_close() {
  return true;
}

function _sess_read($key) {
  $value_query = tep_db_query("select value from " . TABLE_SESSIONS . " where sesskey = '" . tep_db_input($key) . "' and expiry > '" . time() . "'");
  $value = tep_db_fetch_array($value_query);

  if (isset($value['value'])) {
    return $value['value'];
  }

  return false;
}

function _sess_write($key, $val) {
  global $SESS_LIFE;

  $expiry = time() + $SESS_LIFE;
  $value = $val;

  $check_query = tep_db_query("select count(*) as total from " . TABLE_SESSIONS . " where sesskey = '" . tep_db_input($key) . "'");
  $check = tep_db_fetch_array($check_query);

  if ($check['total'] > 0) {
    return tep_db_query("update " . TABLE_SESSIONS . " set expiry = '" . tep_db_input($expiry) . "', value = '" . tep_db_input($value) . "' where sesskey = '" . tep_db_input($key) . "'");
  } else {
    return tep_db_query("insert into " . TABLE_SESSIONS . " values ('" . tep_db_input($key) . "', '" . tep_db_input($expiry) . "', '" . tep_db_input($value) . "')");
  }
}

function _sess_destroy($key) {
  return tep_db_query("delete from " . TABLE_SESSIONS . " where sesskey = '" . tep_db_input($key) . "'");
}

function _sess_gc($maxlifetime) {
  tep_db_query("delete from " . TABLE_SESSIONS . " where expiry < '" . time() . "'");

  return true;
}

session_set_save_handler('_sess_open', '_sess_close', '_sess_read', '_sess_write', '_sess_destroy', '_sess_gc');

}

function tep_session_start() {

$session_id = '';

if (isset($_GET[tep_session_name()])) {
  if (preg_match('/^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$/', $_GET[tep_session_name()]) == false) {
    unset($_GET[tep_session_name()]);
  } else {
    $session_id = $_GET[tep_session_name()];
  }

} elseif (isset($_POST[tep_session_name()])) {
  if (preg_match('/^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$/', $_POST[tep_session_name()]) == false) {
    unset($_POST[tep_session_name()]);
  } else {
    $session_id = $_POST[tep_session_name()];
  }

} elseif (isset($_COOKIE[tep_session_name()])) {
  if (preg_match('/^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$/', $_COOKIE[tep_session_name()]) == false) {
    $session_data = session_get_cookie_params();
    setcookie(tep_session_name(), '', time()-42000, $session_data['path'], $session_data['domain']);
  } else {
    $session_id = $_COOKIE[tep_session_name()];
  }
}

if (tep_not_null($session_id)) {
  tep_session_id($session_id);
}

return session_start();

}

function tep_session_register($variable) {
global $session_started;

if ($session_started == true) {
  return session_register($variable);
} else {
  return false;
}

}

function tep_session_is_registered($variable) {
return session_is_registered($variable);
}

function tep_session_unregister($variable) {
return session_unregister($variable);
}

function tep_session_id($sessid = '') {
if (!empty($sessid)) {
return session_id($sessid);
} else {
return session_id();
}
}

function tep_session_name($name = '') {
if (!empty($name)) {
return session_name($name);
} else {
return session_name();
}
}

function tep_session_close() {
return session_write_close();
}

function tep_session_destroy() {
return session_destroy();
}

function tep_session_save_path($path = '') {
if (!empty($path)) {
return session_save_path($path);
} else {
return session_save_path();
}
}

function tep_session_recreate() {
$session_backup = $_SESSION;

unset($_COOKIE[tep_session_name()]);

tep_session_destroy();

if (STORE_SESSIONS == 'mysql') {
  session_set_save_handler('_sess_open', '_sess_close', '_sess_read', '_sess_write', '_sess_destroy', '_sess_gc');
}

tep_session_start();

$_SESSION = $session_backup;
unset($session_backup);

}

bradgrafelman

When posting PHP code, please use the board's [noparse]

..

[/noparse] bbcode tags as they make your code much easier to read and analyze.

What is the error message now?

eballeh

bradgrafelman

There is no call to session_start() on line 5 of the code you posted above, so you either didn't post sessions.php or you didn't post the correct error message.

eballeh

again same problem this is been taking so long but here is the link for the page with the error
http://www.elieballeh.com/jewelsbargain/
i have tried adding this <?php
session_start(); // start up your PHP session!
?> to the top of the header.php but no luck again
btw am a newbee
please help