Random thought.. Did you check your PHP.INI on the 'bad' server to make sure that it's configured the same as the 'good' server?
Some things to check: Session.use_cookies = 1 Session.auto_start = 0 // This is the first one I'd check. If you have it set to =1 on the good server and aren't doing a session_start(), that could do it I think There are a bunch of other Session related parameters in PHP.INI.. Default timeout value.. If that's set too low, the session might vaporize before you get a chance to see the info, etc. Good luck! -TG > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff McKeon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 7:44 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PHP] Sessions not working. > > > Pulling my hair out here. > > I've got an IIS5 webserver running a php website just fine. > > I created another web for a dev version of the first website. > Installed > PHP ect... > When I load up the old websites files on the new site sessions won't > work on the new site. > > For some reason on the new site's phpinfo.php page, there is no > HTTP_COOKIE variable set under the "environmental" section. > > Also, under the PHP Variables section, there is no > _REQUEST["PHPSESSID"] > or _COOKIE["PHPSESSID"] variable. > > What have I missed!??? > > Here is a section of the phpinfo() for both sites. > > Good Site: > > Environment > Variable Value > ALLUSERSPROFILE C:\Documents and Settings\All Users > CommonProgramFiles C:\Program Files\Common Files > COMPUTERNAME WS02TC07927 > ComSpec C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe > CONTENT_LENGTH 0 > GATEWAY_INTERFACE CGI/1.1 > HTTPS off > HTTP_ACCEPT */* > HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE en-us > HTTP_CONNECTION Keep-Alive > HTTP_HOST opsup.telaurus.net > HTTP_USER_AGENT Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1) > HTTP_COOKIE PHPSESSID=ed09aa7b20d4032a3553c16a8f4a782f > HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING gzip, deflate > INSTANCE_ID 3 > LOCAL_ADDR 10.16.1.21 > NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS 1 > Os2LibPath C:\WINNT\system32\os2\dll; > OS Windows_NT > Path C:\WINNT\system32;C:\WINNT;C:\WINNT\System32\Wbem > PATHEXT .COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH > PATH_INFO /phpinfo.php > PATH_TRANSLATED C:\Inetpub\wwwOpSup\phpinfo.php > PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE x86 > PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 10, GenuineIntel > PROCESSOR_LEVEL 6 > PROCESSOR_REVISION 080a > ProgramFiles C:\Program Files > REMOTE_ADDR 10.16.2.55 > REMOTE_HOST 10.16.2.55 > REQUEST_METHOD GET > SCRIPT_NAME /phpinfo.php > SERVER_NAME opsup.telaurus.net > SERVER_PORT 80 > SERVER_PORT_SECURE 0 > SERVER_PROTOCOL HTTP/1.1 > SERVER_SOFTWARE Microsoft-IIS/5.0 > SystemDrive C: > SystemRoot C:\WINNT > TEMP C:\WINNT\TEMP > TMP C:\WINNT\TEMP > USERPROFILE C:\Documents and Settings\NetShowServices > windir C:\WINNT > > > PHP Variables > Variable Value > _REQUEST["PHPSESSID"] ed09aa7b20d4032a3553c16a8f4a782f > _COOKIE["PHPSESSID"] ed09aa7b20d4032a3553c16a8f4a782f > _SERVER["ALLUSERSPROFILE"] C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users > _SERVER["CommonProgramFiles"] C:\\Program Files\\Common Files > _SERVER["COMPUTERNAME"] WS02TC07927 > _SERVER["ComSpec"] C:\\WINNT\\system32\\cmd.exe > _SERVER["CONTENT_LENGTH"] 0 > _SERVER["GATEWAY_INTERFACE"] CGI/1.1 > _SERVER["HTTPS"] off > _SERVER["HTTP_ACCEPT"] */* > _SERVER["HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE"] en-us > _SERVER["HTTP_CONNECTION"] Keep-Alive > _SERVER["HTTP_HOST"] opsup.telaurus.net > _SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"] Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; > Windows NT > 5.1) > _SERVER["HTTP_COOKIE"] PHPSESSID=ed09aa7b20d4032a3553c16a8f4a782f > _SERVER["HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING"] gzip, deflate > _SERVER["INSTANCE_ID"] 3 > _SERVER["LOCAL_ADDR"] 10.16.1.21 > _SERVER["NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS"] 1 > _SERVER["Os2LibPath"] C:\\WINNT\\system32\\os2\\dll; > _SERVER["OS"] Windows_NT > _SERVER["Path"] > C:\\WINNT\\system32;C:\\WINNT;C:\\WINNT\\System32\\Wbem > _SERVER["PATHEXT"] .COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH > _SERVER["PATH_INFO"] /phpinfo.php > _SERVER["PATH_TRANSLATED"] C:\\Inetpub\\wwwOpSup\\phpinfo.php > _SERVER["PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE"] x86 > _SERVER["PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER"] x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 10, > GenuineIntel > _SERVER["PROCESSOR_LEVEL"] 6 > _SERVER["PROCESSOR_REVISION"] 080a > _SERVER["ProgramFiles"] C:\\Program Files > _SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"] 10.16.2.55 > _SERVER["REMOTE_HOST"] 10.16.2.55 > _SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] GET > _SERVER["SCRIPT_NAME"] /phpinfo.php > _SERVER["SERVER_NAME"] opsup.telaurus.net > _SERVER["SERVER_PORT"] 80 > _SERVER["SERVER_PORT_SECURE"] 0 > _SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"] HTTP/1.1 > _SERVER["SERVER_SOFTWARE"] Microsoft-IIS/5.0 > _SERVER["SystemDrive"] C: > _SERVER["SystemRoot"] C:\\WINNT > _SERVER["TEMP"] C:\\WINNT\\TEMP > _SERVER["TMP"] C:\\WINNT\\TEMP > _SERVER["USERPROFILE"] C:\\Documents and Settings\\NetShowServices > _SERVER["windir"] C:\\WINNT > _SERVER["PHP_SELF"] /phpinfo.php > _SERVER["argv"] Array > ( > ) > > _SERVER["argc"] 0 > _ENV["ALLUSERSPROFILE"] C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users > _ENV["CommonProgramFiles"] C:\\Program Files\\Common Files > _ENV["COMPUTERNAME"] WS02TC07927 > _ENV["ComSpec"] C:\\WINNT\\system32\\cmd.exe > _ENV["CONTENT_LENGTH"] 0 > _ENV["GATEWAY_INTERFACE"] CGI/1.1 > _ENV["HTTPS"] off > _ENV["HTTP_ACCEPT"] */* > _ENV["HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE"] en-us > _ENV["HTTP_CONNECTION"] Keep-Alive > _ENV["HTTP_HOST"] opsup.telaurus.net > _ENV["HTTP_USER_AGENT"] Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT > 5.1) > _ENV["HTTP_COOKIE"] PHPSESSID=ed09aa7b20d4032a3553c16a8f4a782f > _ENV["HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING"] gzip, deflate > _ENV["INSTANCE_ID"] 3 > _ENV["LOCAL_ADDR"] 10.16.1.21 > _ENV["NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS"] 1 > _ENV["Os2LibPath"] C:\\WINNT\\system32\\os2\\dll; > _ENV["OS"] Windows_NT > _ENV["Path"] C:\\WINNT\\system32;C:\\WINNT;C:\\WINNT\\System32\\Wbem > _ENV["PATHEXT"] .COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH > _ENV["PATH_INFO"] /phpinfo.php > _ENV["PATH_TRANSLATED"] C:\\Inetpub\\wwwOpSup\\phpinfo.php > _ENV["PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE"] x86 > _ENV["PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER"] x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 10, > GenuineIntel > _ENV["PROCESSOR_LEVEL"] 6 > _ENV["PROCESSOR_REVISION"] 080a > _ENV["ProgramFiles"] C:\\Program Files > _ENV["REMOTE_ADDR"] 10.16.2.55 > _ENV["REMOTE_HOST"] 10.16.2.55 > _ENV["REQUEST_METHOD"] GET > _ENV["SCRIPT_NAME"] /phpinfo.php > _ENV["SERVER_NAME"] opsup.telaurus.net > _ENV["SERVER_PORT"] 80 > _ENV["SERVER_PORT_SECURE"] 0 > _ENV["SERVER_PROTOCOL"] HTTP/1.1 > _ENV["SERVER_SOFTWARE"] Microsoft-IIS/5.0 > _ENV["SystemDrive"] C: > _ENV["SystemRoot"] C:\\WINNT > _ENV["TEMP"] C:\\WINNT\\TEMP > _ENV["TMP"] C:\\WINNT\\TEMP > _ENV["USERPROFILE"] C:\\Documents and Settings\\NetShowServices > _ENV["windir"] C:\\WINNT > > BAD site: > > Environment > Variable Value > ALLUSERSPROFILE C:\Documents and Settings\All Users > CommonProgramFiles C:\Program Files\Common Files > COMPUTERNAME WS02TC07927 > ComSpec C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe > CONTENT_LENGTH 0 > GATEWAY_INTERFACE CGI/1.1 > HTTPS off > HTTP_ACCEPT */* > HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE en-us > HTTP_CONNECTION Keep-Alive > HTTP_HOST opsup_dev.telaurus.net > HTTP_USER_AGENT Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1) > HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING gzip, deflate > INSTANCE_ID 6 > LOCAL_ADDR 10.16.1.24 > NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS 1 > Os2LibPath C:\WINNT\system32\os2\dll; > OS Windows_NT > Path C:\WINNT\system32;C:\WINNT;C:\WINNT\System32\Wbem > PATHEXT .COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH > PATH_INFO /phpinfo.php > PATH_TRANSLATED C:\Inetpub\wwwOpSupDev\phpinfo.php > PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE x86 > PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 10, GenuineIntel > PROCESSOR_LEVEL 6 > PROCESSOR_REVISION 080a > ProgramFiles C:\Program Files > REMOTE_ADDR 10.16.2.55 > REMOTE_HOST 10.16.2.55 > REQUEST_METHOD GET > SCRIPT_NAME /phpinfo.php > SERVER_NAME opsup_dev.telaurus.net > SERVER_PORT 80 > SERVER_PORT_SECURE 0 > SERVER_PROTOCOL HTTP/1.1 > SERVER_SOFTWARE Microsoft-IIS/5.0 > SystemDrive C: > SystemRoot C:\WINNT > TEMP C:\WINNT\TEMP > TMP C:\WINNT\TEMP > USERPROFILE C:\Documents and Settings\NetShowServices > windir C:\WINNT > > > PHP Variables > Variable Value > _SERVER["ALLUSERSPROFILE"] C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users > _SERVER["CommonProgramFiles"] C:\\Program Files\\Common Files > _SERVER["COMPUTERNAME"] WS02TC07927 > _SERVER["ComSpec"] C:\\WINNT\\system32\\cmd.exe > _SERVER["CONTENT_LENGTH"] 0 > _SERVER["GATEWAY_INTERFACE"] CGI/1.1 > _SERVER["HTTPS"] off > _SERVER["HTTP_ACCEPT"] */* > _SERVER["HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE"] en-us > _SERVER["HTTP_CONNECTION"] Keep-Alive > _SERVER["HTTP_HOST"] opsup_dev.telaurus.net > _SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"] Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; > Windows NT > 5.1) > _SERVER["HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING"] gzip, deflate > _SERVER["INSTANCE_ID"] 6 > _SERVER["LOCAL_ADDR"] 10.16.1.24 > _SERVER["NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS"] 1 > _SERVER["Os2LibPath"] C:\\WINNT\\system32\\os2\\dll; > _SERVER["OS"] Windows_NT > _SERVER["Path"] > C:\\WINNT\\system32;C:\\WINNT;C:\\WINNT\\System32\\Wbem > _SERVER["PATHEXT"] .COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH > _SERVER["PATH_INFO"] /phpinfo.php > _SERVER["PATH_TRANSLATED"] C:\\Inetpub\\wwwOpSupDev\\phpinfo.php > _SERVER["PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE"] x86 > _SERVER["PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER"] x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 10, > GenuineIntel > _SERVER["PROCESSOR_LEVEL"] 6 > _SERVER["PROCESSOR_REVISION"] 080a > _SERVER["ProgramFiles"] C:\\Program Files > _SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"] 10.16.2.55 > _SERVER["REMOTE_HOST"] 10.16.2.55 > _SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] GET > _SERVER["SCRIPT_NAME"] /phpinfo.php > _SERVER["SERVER_NAME"] opsup_dev.telaurus.net > _SERVER["SERVER_PORT"] 80 > _SERVER["SERVER_PORT_SECURE"] 0 > _SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"] HTTP/1.1 > _SERVER["SERVER_SOFTWARE"] Microsoft-IIS/5.0 > _SERVER["SystemDrive"] C: > _SERVER["SystemRoot"] C:\\WINNT > _SERVER["TEMP"] C:\\WINNT\\TEMP > _SERVER["TMP"] C:\\WINNT\\TEMP > _SERVER["USERPROFILE"] C:\\Documents and Settings\\NetShowServices > _SERVER["windir"] C:\\WINNT > _SERVER["PHP_SELF"] /phpinfo.php > _SERVER["argv"] Array > ( > ) > > _SERVER["argc"] 0 > _ENV["ALLUSERSPROFILE"] C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users > _ENV["CommonProgramFiles"] C:\\Program Files\\Common Files > _ENV["COMPUTERNAME"] WS02TC07927 > _ENV["ComSpec"] C:\\WINNT\\system32\\cmd.exe > _ENV["CONTENT_LENGTH"] 0 > _ENV["GATEWAY_INTERFACE"] CGI/1.1 > _ENV["HTTPS"] off > _ENV["HTTP_ACCEPT"] */* > _ENV["HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE"] en-us > _ENV["HTTP_CONNECTION"] Keep-Alive > _ENV["HTTP_HOST"] opsup_dev.telaurus.net > _ENV["HTTP_USER_AGENT"] Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT > 5.1) > _ENV["HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING"] gzip, deflate > _ENV["INSTANCE_ID"] 6 > _ENV["LOCAL_ADDR"] 10.16.1.24 > _ENV["NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS"] 1 > _ENV["Os2LibPath"] C:\\WINNT\\system32\\os2\\dll; > _ENV["OS"] Windows_NT > _ENV["Path"] C:\\WINNT\\system32;C:\\WINNT;C:\\WINNT\\System32\\Wbem > _ENV["PATHEXT"] .COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH > _ENV["PATH_INFO"] /phpinfo.php > _ENV["PATH_TRANSLATED"] C:\\Inetpub\\wwwOpSupDev\\phpinfo.php > _ENV["PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE"] x86 > _ENV["PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER"] x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 10, > GenuineIntel > _ENV["PROCESSOR_LEVEL"] 6 > _ENV["PROCESSOR_REVISION"] 080a > _ENV["ProgramFiles"] C:\\Program Files > _ENV["REMOTE_ADDR"] 10.16.2.55 > _ENV["REMOTE_HOST"] 10.16.2.55 > _ENV["REQUEST_METHOD"] GET > _ENV["SCRIPT_NAME"] /phpinfo.php > _ENV["SERVER_NAME"] opsup_dev.telaurus.net > _ENV["SERVER_PORT"] 80 > _ENV["SERVER_PORT_SECURE"] 0 > _ENV["SERVER_PROTOCOL"] HTTP/1.1 > _ENV["SERVER_SOFTWARE"] Microsoft-IIS/5.0 > _ENV["SystemDrive"] C: > _ENV["SystemRoot"] C:\\WINNT > _ENV["TEMP"] C:\\WINNT\\TEMP > _ENV["TMP"] C:\\WINNT\\TEMP > _ENV["USERPROFILE"] C:\\Documents and Settings\\NetShowServices > _ENV["windir"] C:\\WINNT > > Jeff McKeon > IT Manager > Telaurus Communications LLC > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (973) 889-8990 ex 209 > > ***The information contained in this communication is confidential. 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