Re: [PHP] Re: Opinion: PHP Sessions or Cookies

2004-07-14 Thread Torsten Roehr
> > -Original Message- > > have you tried storing your session data in a database? Storing session > > data > > in a database has some advances over the standard file based solution, > > mainly data security und comfort. For example, if you want to get the > > number > > of the active sessi

RE: [PHP] Re: Opinion: PHP Sessions or Cookies

2004-07-14 Thread Ed Lazor
> -Original Message- > have you tried storing your session data in a database? Storing session > data > in a database has some advances over the standard file based solution, > mainly data security und comfort. For example, if you want to get the > number > of the active sessions just do

Re: [PHP] Re: Opinion: PHP Sessions or Cookies

2004-07-14 Thread Justin Patrin
..sessions are easier IMHO On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 16:40:33 +0100, Harlequin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am using PHP sessions for my site. Have done the numbers and have to agree > that although cookies make life easier for the developer the whole reason > for cookies is to make life easie

[PHP] Re: Opinion: PHP Sessions or Cookies

2004-07-14 Thread Harlequin
I am using PHP sessions for my site. Have done the numbers and have to agree that although cookies make life easier for the developer the whole reason for cookies is to make life easier for the browser. We have to accept that not all users can interrogate a cookie download and verify if the site i

[PHP] Re: Opinion: PHP Sessions or Cookies

2004-07-14 Thread Torsten Roehr
"Ed Lazor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > I'm using PHP sessions for user tracking. My host provider's server is > dropping session data. He swears it's my scripts and says I should be using > cookies for better security. That goes completely opposite to my > under

[PHP] Re: Opinion: PHP Sessions or Cookies

2004-07-13 Thread Kim Steinhaug
Sessions are the best thing to use, cookies are nice as a supplement. If you want your users to be able to "auto-login" cookies are just the thing to use, but apart from this cookies are not my favourite. Another thing is that many browsers nowaydays have turned cookies all off.. I remember a frie