From: o dot gab at anw dot de
Operating system: Linux 2.4.21 SMP
PHP version: 4.3.6
PHP Bug Type: Session related
Bug description: Multiple session cookies set with same value
Description:
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Using the PHP sessions, I found a strange behaviour when I accept the
session cookie manually (my browser setting: ask for cookies). On some
servers, every page containing sesssion_start() tries to set this cookie
again and again, with identical name and value. Unfortunately the Internet
Explorer accepts this only twice, then it hangs. Mozilla/Netscape/Opera
accept cookies without crashing.
This problem refers even to large sites. I can give you examples by mail.
I saw this problem also on apache 2.0.40/PHP 4.2.2 and apache
1.3.26/4.3.0, so there might be other dependencies (OS? Apache?), which I
can't reproduce.
My build for apache 1.3.29 / PHP 4.3.6:
'./configure' '--with-mysql=/usr' '--with-apache=../apache_1.3.29'
'--enable-track-vars' '--enable-trans-sid' '--with-gd'
'--with-jpeg-dir=/usr/lib' '--with-png-dir=/usr/lib'
'--with-tiff-dir=/usr/lib' '--with-freetype-dir=/usr/lib' '--with-zlib'
'--enable-bcmath' '--with-ftp' '--enable-ftp' '--with-mcrypt'
'--with-mhash' '--with-gettext' '--with-config-file-path=/etc'
php.ini with no changes.
There are no error messages in any logfiles (php/apache).
Similar to Bug #26502, but it seems not to be a browser problem as sniper
says.
Reproduce code:
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<?
session_start();
$var = "any value";
session_register("var");
print_r( $HTTP_SESSION_VARS );
?>
Note: The browser setting must be "ask for cookies" to reproduce the
behavior.
Expected result:
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At the first page visit, my browser asks me to set the session cookie. I
accept. Reloading this page should not try to set the cookie again.
Actual result:
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The cookie is set every page view.
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Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=28301&r=submittedtwice
register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=28301&r=globals
PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=28301&r=php3
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