How do you acceess $_SESSION from within CLI PHP script?

[comp.lang.php]

Is it possible to access values preset from $_SESSION from within a CLI
PHP page? If so, how is it done? Each time I try to access $_SESSION
is an empty array; the moment I leave the CLI PHP and return to my
calling web-app PHP script, $_SESSION is back again, values and all,
completely untouched.

Can $_SESSION be called? If not, then I have a bigger problem inasmuch
as $_REQUEST variables set via form/query-string MUST be accessed from
within CLI PHP script, and the only way I can think of is to put all of
$_REQUEST into $_SESSION, or what else do I do? Stumped.

Thanx
Phil

[Oli Filth]

Re: How do you acceess $_SESSION from within CLI PHP script?

comp.lang.php said the following on 26/04/2006 23:09:[color=blue]
> Is it possible to access values preset from $_SESSION from within a CLI
> PHP page? If so, how is it done? Each time I try to access $_SESSION
> is an empty array; the moment I leave the CLI PHP and return to my
> calling web-app PHP script, $_SESSION is back again, values and all,
> completely untouched.
>
> Can $_SESSION be called? If not, then I have a bigger problem inasmuch
> as $_REQUEST variables set via form/query-string MUST be accessed from
> within CLI PHP script, and the only way I can think of is to put all of
> $_REQUEST into $_SESSION, or what else do I do? Stumped.[/color]

By definition, the CLI version of PHP is a stand-alone process. It's
not tied in any way to a web-server, or an HTTP session, or anything
like that. Consequently, the concept of GET/POST/session/cookie
variables is meaningless in CLI PHP.

Why are you calling CLI PHP from web-server-based PHP?


--
Oli

[comp.lang.php]

Re: How do you acceess $_SESSION from within CLI PHP script?


Oli Filth wrote:[color=blue]
> comp.lang.php said the following on 26/04/2006 23:09:[color=green]
> > Is it possible to access values preset from $_SESSION from within a CLI
> > PHP page? If so, how is it done? Each time I try to access $_SESSION
> > is an empty array; the moment I leave the CLI PHP and return to my
> > calling web-app PHP script, $_SESSION is back again, values and all,
> > completely untouched.
> >
> > Can $_SESSION be called? If not, then I have a bigger problem inasmuch
> > as $_REQUEST variables set via form/query-string MUST be accessed from
> > within CLI PHP script, and the only way I can think of is to put all of
> > $_REQUEST into $_SESSION, or what else do I do? Stumped.[/color]
>
> By definition, the CLI version of PHP is a stand-alone process. It's
> not tied in any way to a web-server, or an HTTP session, or anything
> like that. Consequently, the concept of GET/POST/session/cookie
> variables is meaningless in CLI PHP.
>
> Why are you calling CLI PHP from web-server-based PHP?
>[/color]

Would you believe a requirement? Long story, but the architecture's
that way and that way to stay. I am trying to come up with a DB based
solution to this by stuffing serialize($_REQ UEST) into a db table, but
I'm using $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] as the unique identifier for each
person's filtering request, and of course, when I select from within
the CLI PHP.. zappo! No criteria, because no $_SERVER!

Phil
[color=blue]
>
> --
> Oli[/color]

[Gordon Burditt]

Re: How do you acceess $_SESSION from within CLI PHP script?

>Is it possible to access values preset from $_SESSION from within a CLI[color=blue]
>PHP page?[/color]

There are no sessions for command-line PHP. There aren't any "pages",
either, just command scripts. Also no $_GET, $_POST, $_REQUEST, or $_COOKIE.
But there are command-line arguments.
[color=blue]
>If so, how is it done? Each time I try to access $_SESSION
>is an empty array; the moment I leave the CLI PHP and return to my
>calling web-app PHP script, $_SESSION is back again, values and all,
>completely untouched.[/color]
[color=blue]
>Can $_SESSION be called?[/color]

How does one "call" something that's not code? You could pass command-line
arguments. Those are strings, not arrays.
[color=blue]
>If not, then I have a bigger problem inasmuch
>as $_REQUEST variables set via form/query-string MUST be accessed from
>within CLI PHP script, and the only way I can think of is to put all of
>$_REQUEST into $_SESSION, or what else do I do? Stumped.[/color]

Why are you using CLI PHP invoked from a form? It seems like a classic
case of trying to drive in nails with a squirrel because you had a squirrel
handy. Use the right tool for the job, which I suspect may involve
include, require, and/or eval and no separate CLI anything.

Gordon L. Burditt

[Gordon Burditt]

Re: How do you acceess $_SESSION from within CLI PHP script?

>> > Is it possible to access values preset from $_SESSION from within a CLI[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
>> > PHP page? If so, how is it done? Each time I try to access $_SESSION
>> > is an empty array; the moment I leave the CLI PHP and return to my
>> > calling web-app PHP script, $_SESSION is back again, values and all,
>> > completely untouched.
>> >
>> > Can $_SESSION be called? If not, then I have a bigger problem inasmuch
>> > as $_REQUEST variables set via form/query-string MUST be accessed from
>> > within CLI PHP script, and the only way I can think of is to put all of
>> > $_REQUEST into $_SESSION, or what else do I do? Stumped.[/color]
>>
>> By definition, the CLI version of PHP is a stand-alone process. It's
>> not tied in any way to a web-server, or an HTTP session, or anything
>> like that. Consequently, the concept of GET/POST/session/cookie
>> variables is meaningless in CLI PHP.
>>
>> Why are you calling CLI PHP from web-server-based PHP?
>>[/color]
>
>Would you believe a requirement? Long story, but the architecture's
>that way and that way to stay. I am trying to come up with a DB based
>solution to this by stuffing serialize($_REQ UEST) into a db table, but
>I'm using $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] as the unique identifier for each
>person's filtering request, and of course, when I select from within
>the CLI PHP.. zappo! No criteria, because no $_SERVER![/color]

So pass the correct answer to the CLI PHP, and have it return it.
That keeps the architecture but still gets the job done.

You *CAN* pass command-line arguments (strings), which could include
passing your unique identifier in.

Gordon L. Burditt

[comp.lang.php]

Re: How do you acceess $_SESSION from within CLI PHP script?


Gordon Burditt wrote:[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >> > Is it possible to access values preset from $_SESSION from within a CLI
> >> > PHP page? If so, how is it done? Each time I try to access $_SESSION
> >> > is an empty array; the moment I leave the CLI PHP and return to my
> >> > calling web-app PHP script, $_SESSION is back again, values and all,
> >> > completely untouched.
> >> >
> >> > Can $_SESSION be called? If not, then I have a bigger problem inasmuch
> >> > as $_REQUEST variables set via form/query-string MUST be accessed from
> >> > within CLI PHP script, and the only way I can think of is to put all of
> >> > $_REQUEST into $_SESSION, or what else do I do? Stumped.
> >>
> >> By definition, the CLI version of PHP is a stand-alone process. It's
> >> not tied in any way to a web-server, or an HTTP session, or anything
> >> like that. Consequently, the concept of GET/POST/session/cookie
> >> variables is meaningless in CLI PHP.
> >>
> >> Why are you calling CLI PHP from web-server-based PHP?
> >>[/color]
> >
> >Would you believe a requirement? Long story, but the architecture's
> >that way and that way to stay. I am trying to come up with a DB based
> >solution to this by stuffing serialize($_REQ UEST) into a db table, but
> >I'm using $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] as the unique identifier for each
> >person's filtering request, and of course, when I select from within
> >the CLI PHP.. zappo! No criteria, because no $_SERVER![/color]
>
> So pass the correct answer to the CLI PHP, and have it return it.
> That keeps the architecture but still gets the job done.
>
> You *CAN* pass command-line arguments (strings), which could include
> passing your unique identifier in.
>[/color]

What I wound up doing was to stuff the entire contents of $_REQUEST as
a serialized string into a database table and retrieving it that way
from within the CLI PHP. Thanx!
Phil
[color=blue]
> Gordon L. Burditt[/color]