On Tue, Jun 12, 2001 at 05:33:02PM +0100, Dan wrote: > Hello, > > I have a small php script to log web access that writes to a psql database. > The error I get everytime I do a refresh is: > Warning: PostgreSQL query failed: ERROR: Cannot insert a duplicate key into > unique index session_pkey in /var/www/php/web.php on line 22 > > > As I understand it the session ID it adds is a primary key and therefore > cannot be duplicated. > Can I create another collumn that auto increments a number ( starting with 1 > will be fine ) that can be the primary key/index? > Firstly is this the best way to do it, also can anyone point me to any > webpages with rough newbie instructions on this? sounds like you're setting session id properly, but then you're trying to insert it into the database every single time, even if it's a return visit. the logic should look something like this-- if not exists session-cookie create session-cookie/session-id insert session-data into database else get session-id from session-cookie get session-data from database endif ... and it's good to have an extra field with a timestamp default, so you can go through and reap your old sessions after a few weeks. -- I figure: if a man's gonna gamble, may as well do it without plowing. -- Bama Dillert, "Some Came Running" [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://sourceforge.net/projects/newbiedoc -- we need your brain! http://www.dontUthink.com/ -- your brain needs us! ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])