Session dies after HEader redirect

[BT3]

I appreciate the links on the session variables. I had actually hit that
and finished the login and supporting pages. Thanks for everything.

I noticed that PHP.NET said to do a HEADER Location: for a client re-direct.
When I do that thoughm it seems either the session is destroyed, or the ID
is lost. If I set session variables, then do a Header redirect, the
variables are empty at the new page. While I *could* just say "You are now
logged in, click here to continue", tht sounds kind of silly to me. Any
other way?

bt3of4

[R. Rajesh Jeba Anbiah]

Re: Session dies after HEader redirect

BT3 wrote:[color=blue]
> I appreciate the links on the session variables. I had actually hit[/color]
that[color=blue]
> and finished the login and supporting pages. Thanks for everything.
>
> I noticed that PHP.NET said to do a HEADER Location: for a client[/color]
re-direct.[color=blue]
> When I do that thoughm it seems either the session is destroyed, or[/color]
the ID[color=blue]
> is lost. If I set session variables, then do a Header redirect, the
> variables are empty at the new page. While I *could* just say "You[/color]
are now[color=blue]
> logged in, click here to continue", tht sounds kind of silly to me.[/color]
Any[color=blue]
> other way?[/color]

This is known behaviour for non-cookie based sessions. Workaround:
append SID *manually*--but only for redirection.

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[BT3]

Re: Session dies after HEader redirect

new problem.
I'm doing a session_start() ; at the beginning of the script.
Towards the end of the script I'm setting up the redirection, but SID
doesn't return anything.

Bt3of4

"BT3" <honeypot@epmct c.com> wrote in message
news:JMdfe.876$ Db6.565@okeprea d05...[color=blue]
> I appreciate the links on the session variables. I had actually hit that
> and finished the login and supporting pages. Thanks for everything.
>
> I noticed that PHP.NET said to do a HEADER Location: for a client[/color]
re-direct.[color=blue]
> When I do that thoughm it seems either the session is destroyed, or the ID
> is lost. If I set session variables, then do a Header redirect, the
> variables are empty at the new page. While I *could* just say "You are[/color]
now[color=blue]
> logged in, click here to continue", tht sounds kind of silly to me. Any
> other way?
>
> bt3of4
>
>[/color]

[Mike Willbanks]

Re: Session dies after HEader redirect

This needs to have a few configuration options changed...

Note that getting the sessionid MUST be called before session_start()
otherwise you will replace the current sessionid.

Therefore you should retrieve it as follows:

session_start() ;
//your code
session_write_c lose();
$sessid = session_id();

This way the session is closed and then you can retrieve the id :)

Mike

[R. Rajesh Jeba Anbiah]

Re: Session dies after HEader redirect

BT3 wrote:[color=blue]
> new problem.
> I'm doing a session_start() ; at the beginning of the script.
> Towards the end of the script I'm setting up the redirection, but SID
> doesn't return anything.[/color]

That means, session id is not found in the query string. Constant
SID and session_id() function are different.

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