Re: [PHP] Session handlers

2004-10-02 Thread Chris Shiflett
--- Tim Van Wassenhove <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If others can read from your session.save_path, i'm pretty sure > they'll be able to read the credentials you use in the scripts > to connect the database too. Which makes the security argument > in this case invalid. You can store the database a

Re: [PHP] Session handlers

2004-10-02 Thread Tim Van Wassenhove
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ewout De Boer wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Shawn McKenzie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 2:11 AM > Subject: [PHP] Session handlers > > >

Re: [PHP] Session handlers

2004-10-02 Thread Ewout de Boer
- Original Message - From: "Shawn McKenzie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 2:11 AM Subject: [PHP] Session handlers > Just curious, what is the advantage of using a custom session handler, > such as saving sess

RE: [PHP] Session handlers

2004-10-01 Thread Vail, Warren
his thread. Warren Vail (415) 667-0240 SF211-07-434 -Original Message- From: Shawn McKenzie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 5:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP] Session handlers Just curious, what is the advantage of using a custom session handler, such

Re: [PHP] Session handlers

2004-10-01 Thread raditha dissanayake
Shawn McKenzie wrote: Just curious, what is the advantage of using a custom session handler, such as saving session data in MySQL? The main reason you might want to store session informaton in a database instead of in files is that you can then load balance your site across multiple servers. If

[PHP] Session handlers

2004-10-01 Thread Shawn McKenzie
Just curious, what is the advantage of using a custom session handler, such as saving session data in MySQL? TIA, Shawn -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

Re: [PHP] PHP Session Handlers

2004-05-12 Thread Paul Higgins
PROTECTED]> To: "Paul Higgins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [PHP] PHP Session Handlers Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 15:14:36 -0400 From: "Paul Higgins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I just read this tutorial: > http://www.phpbuilder.com/co

Re: [PHP] PHP Session Handlers

2004-05-12 Thread John W. Holmes
From: "Paul Higgins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I just read this tutorial: > http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/ying2602.php3 > > I understand what each function does and what to do in each function. > However, my question is this: If I write my own session handling functions, > do I have to explic

[PHP] PHP Session Handlers

2004-05-12 Thread Paul Higgins
Hi all, I just read this tutorial: http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/ying2602.php3 I understand what each function does and what to do in each function. However, my question is this: If I write my own session handling functions, do I have to explicity call them myself? If so, when do I