Possible that because session_name is a function it puking on the $session_name variable you're trying to create.
Another note is this: $$session_name = "test"; Maybe I'm on crack but didn't you mean: &$session_name = "test"; Also... why did you try setting $session_name twice? Once to 'sessiontest' and once to 'test'? Did you mean "$sessiontest"? > >Hi, > >This works fine: > ><?php > $sessiontest = "test"; > session_start(); > session_register('sessiontest'); >?> > >But way does this not work??? > ><?php > $session_name = "sessiontest"; > $$session_name = "test"; > session_start(); > session_register($session_name); >?> > > > >-- >PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]