The methodology to work with sessions is:
// for reading
$myVar = $this->Session->read('varName');
// for writing
$this->Session->write('varName', $varValue)
// for debugging the session array
$mySessionVars = $this->Session->read();
debug( $mySessionVars );
I hope this helps.
On 22 abr, 14:15, "b logica" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You're going to wince when you see this ...
>
> $session->id()http://api.cakephp.org/1.2/class_session_component.html#e1692bdb30d58...
>
> Yeah, it's odd that debug($session) shows an empty 'id' field and that
> you need to use the method. I'm sure it's much safer that way but then
> why the array field?
>
> Because, if i do
>
> $session->id('foobar') // the method also accepts a param to set the var
> debug($session);
>
> the id field is still empty.
>
> On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 1:04 PM, MonkeyGirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Hi again!
>
> > I'm using the session component, as documented at
> > http://manual.cakephp.org/view/173/sessions, and it's storing and
> > retrieving all the session variables I set just fine.
>
> > However, I'm trying to find the session ID - or anything else that's
> > unique to each visitor, but doesn't change each time they load a new
> > page - and I'm getting a bit stuck here.
>
> > I've tried echoing out PHP's session ID, as documented
> > atwww.php.net/session_id
> > , but it seems to change each time a page is loaded. I'm assuming
> > CakePHP is doing magical things with sessions that I just shouldn't
> > interfere with lest I break something, but please correct me if I'm
> > wrong about that.
>
> > So I looked at what $this->Session is storing, figuring that maybe
> > it's storing some kind of consistent ID somewhere. The closest I could
> > find was $this->Session->_userAgent , but that appears to just be a
> > hash of the browser name, nothing else, as someone else using the same
> > browser even on a different network will get the same value.
>
> > So is there anything that acts like a regular, consistent session ID?
>
> > If not, I can just set a hash of the user's browser, IP address, and
> > the current timestamp at the exact moment they visit the site and set
> > that as a regular session variable (ie each time the user loads a
> > page, check for this session variable, and if it's not set, generate
> > and set it), but that seems a bit long winded and a case of
> > reinventing the wheel when this is exactly what session IDs are for.
>
> > Thanks for any suggestions,
> > Zoe.
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