Session_Start() - proper use? Error.

Anon

I'm using sessions at the TOP of the doument and get the following error:

"Fatal error: Call to unsupported or undefined function session_start() in /php/SC/confernc.php on line 3"

Here's what I got..

session_start(); //start session
session_register($name); //register the variable
$category = "confernc"; // Category of the page
.....

Now what am I doing wrong?

Anon

Correction.....the session_register is ($category) - not name - still I get the error

session_start(); //start session
session_register($category); //register the variable
$category = "confernc"; // Category of the page - used to open other languages and others

umbra

Strange.. it seems that you don't have sessions support compiled in...Try reinstalling php.
Anyway, your code is wrong: use session_register("category"), not session_register($category).

dcomartin

If you are running PHP3, you will get that error because PHP3 doesnt have session support. If you are running PHP4, make sure everything is correct in your php.ini under sessions.

Anon

Yup. I'm using .php3

but it uses an INCLUDE command to a .php file (which could be .php4 if I wanted. Would this work?

Derek C wrote:

If you are running PHP3, you will get that error because PHP3 doesnt have session support. If you are running PHP4, make sure everything is correct in your php.ini under sessions.

rickman

I think Derek meant the php version, not just the extension. PHP version 3 doesn\'t support sessions. It\'s new to PHP version 4.

littleelmo

First your syntax is incorrect:

Change the:

session_register($category);

to:

session_register("category");

But also looking at posts to this further down, I see that you are using php3 which I don't think sessions are supported. This is a new feature added in php4.

How 'bout an upgrade? :-)

dcomartin

I have been working on a session class for a project. If you would like me to send it to you let me know. It will work with PHP3. It is kind of reinventing the wheel of PHPLIB but less confusing and less hassle.