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Old July 30th, 2002, 03:32 PM
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Sessions not starting
This may have been better off in the installation forum but here goes...

I don't think my web server is corrctly starting sessions! I am using a script that works perfectly on another web server, but on mine, the session variables are always empty which makes me think that they are not registering correctly. is there anything I need to change in the php.ini?
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Old July 30th, 2002, 04:46 PM
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RE: Sessions not starting
How are you accessing the session variables?
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Old July 30th, 2002, 04:58 PM
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RE: Sessions not starting
$variable_name

I have a feeling that here may be a problem with PHP Sessions on Windows servers which is what I am using so I am now looking to find out how to resolve this if anyone can help?
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Old July 30th, 2002, 05:09 PM
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RE: Sessions not starting
Newer installs of PHP have
php Code:
Original - php Code 
  1.  
  2. register_globals off 

in the ini file (it used to be on by default).

Having it on was a security risk.

You have a few choices. Change the php.ini on the server to be
php Code:
Original - php Code 
  1.  
  2. register_globals on


or, if you can use .htaccess files, create one with:
php Code:
Original - php Code 
  1.  
  2. php_flag register_globals on


or, don't touch either of those and do (this is what I would do) this in your code:

php Code:
Original - php Code 
  1.  
  2. <?php
  3. if(isset($_POST['my_var_name'])){
  4.   $my_var_name=$_POST['my_var_name'];
  5. }
  6. ?>


You can also do:
php Code:
Original - php Code 
  1.  
  2. <?php
  3. //taken from user notes on php.net
  4. if (!empty($_GET)) {
  5. extract($_GET);
  6. } else if (!empty($HTTP_GET_VARS)) {
  7. extract($HTTP_GET_VARS);
  8. }
  9.  
  10. if (!empty($_POST)) {
  11. extract($_POST);
  12. } else if (!empty($HTTP_POST_VARS)) {
  13. extract($HTTP_POST_VARS);
  14. }
  15. ?>


which will extract all the variables in those scopes into the local scope. (I don't like that solution myself).


Cheers,
Keith.
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RE: Sessions not starting
Mmm register_globals = on in my php.ini
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RE: Sessions not starting
Verify or Set session.auto_start to on ?
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RE: Sessions not starting
that's on too!
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