Do you have an .htaccess file lying around that is changing the register_globals setting? I think there was also a bug in the session handling for one of the newer windows versions of PHP. You might check into that, if it applies.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Leston Drake [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 3:30 PM > To: Johnson, Kirk > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [PHP] sessions trouble > > > > I am using PHP 4.1.2, which I assume supports the $_SESSION > global array. > I've tried ...sigh... using $HTTP_SESSION_VARS, with the same result, > unfortunately. > > At 02:12 PM 6/18/2002, you wrote: > >Is your version of PHP new enough to support the new > $_SESSION[] array? If > >it is not, use $HTTP_SESSION_VARS[]. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Leston Drake [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 12:29 PM > > > To: Johnson, Kirk > > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: [PHP] sessions trouble > > > > > > > > > > > > I have register_globals=Off (which is what I prefer to > program for). > > > But if I change register_globals to On, and use the > > > session_register() > > > function, it works. > > > With register_globals Off, using $_SESSION doesn't work. > > > I thought that $_SESSION would work regardless of whether > > > register_globals > > > was On or Off. > > > > > > At 12:19 PM 6/18/2002, you wrote: > > > >Check the register_globals setting in php.ini. It looks like > > > it is "on" on > > > >the problem server. If so, then you have two choices: > > > >1. Turn it "off" > > > >2. Change your code to this style: > > > > > > > >session_start(); > > > >$node = 10.2; > > > >session_register('node'); > > > >echo $node; > > > > > > > >Kirk > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Leston Drake [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 11:48 AM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: [PHP] sessions trouble > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > I am unable to retrieve session variables on my local server. > > > > > I'm using some code like this to test it (thanks to Ed): > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > session_start(); > > > > > echo ":" . $_SESSION["node"] . "<br>"; > > > > > $_SESSION["node"] = "10.2"; > > > > > echo ":" . $_SESSION["node"] . "<br>"; > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > Then there is an href link to the same document, to test > > > > > whether or not it > > > > > can see $_SESSION["node"] the next time. > > > > > It can't. > > > > > The output for both requests looks like this: > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > Warning: Undefined index: node in c:\program files\apache > > > > > group\apache\htdocs\test5.php on line 3 > > > > > : > > > > > :10.2 > > > > > > > > > > test > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > On another server > > > >(http://www.lpsoftware.com/phptest/test5.php) it works as > > > >expected. But I can't figure out why it doesn't work here. > > > >I'm running WinME, Apache 1.3.2, Php 4.1.2 > > > > > > > >I have cookies enabled (actually prompted so I can 'see' it) > > > for my browser. > > > >Is there some setting in php.ini that I need to change? > > > > > > > >BTW, being a php newbie I really appreciate the helpful > > > people on this > > > >list! You're a great resource. > > > >-- > >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
