ID: 13841
Updated by: sniper
Reported By: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Old Status: Open
Status: Bogus
Bug Type: Session related
Operating System: Red Hat 6.1
PHP Version: 4.0.6
New Comment:
I can't see the difference, but if it works, fine.
--Jani
Previous Comments:
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[2001-10-29 15:51:58] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
YOU CAN MARK AS SOLVED OR BOGUS (or use this as some way to
improve the system?)
My sessions are fixed. I compaired the two php.ini files
from the server that works and the server that didn't work.
Here's the two. notice the one difference (trans-id).
Working server:
[Session]
session.save_handler = files ; handler used to
store/retrieve data
session.save_path = /tmp ; argument passed to
save_handler
; in the case of files,
this is the
; path where data files
are stored
session.use_cookies = 1 ; whether to use
cookies
session.name = PHPSESSID
; name of the session
; is used as cookie
name
session.auto_start = 0 ; initialize session on
request startup
session.cookie_lifetime = 3600 ; lifetime in seconds
of cookie
; or if 0, until
browser is restarted
session.cookie_path = / ; the path the cookie
is valid for
session.cookie_domain = ; the domain the cookie
is valid for
session.serialize_handler = php ; handler used to
serialize data
; php is the standard
serializer of PHP
session.gc_probability = 1 ; percentual
probability that the
; 'garbage collection'
process is started
; on every session
initialization
session.gc_maxlifetime = 1440 ; after this number of
seconds, stored
; data will be seen as
'garbage' and
; cleaned up by the gc
process
session.referer_check = ; check HTTP Referer to
invalidate
; externally stored
URLs containing ids
session.entropy_length = 0 ; how many bytes to
read from the file
session.entropy_file = ; specified here to
create the session id
; session.entropy_length = 16
; session.entropy_file = /dev/urandom
session.cache_limiter = nocache ; set to
{nocache,private,public} to
; determine HTTP
caching aspects
session.cache_expire = 180 ; document expires
after n minutes
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Non-working Server:
[Session]
session.save_handler = files ; handler used to
store/retrieve data
session.save_path = /tmp ; argument passed to
save_handler
; in the case of files,
this is the
; path where data files
are stored
session.use_cookies = 1 ; whether to use
cookies
session.name = PHPSESSID
; name of the session
; is used as cookie
name
session.auto_start = 0 ; initialize session on
request startup
session.cookie_lifetime = 0 ; lifetime in seconds of
cookie
; or if 0, until
browser is restarted
session.use_trans_sid = 1
session.cookie_path = / ; the path the cookie
is valid for
session.cookie_domain = ; the domain the cookie
is valid for
session.serialize_handler = php ; handler used to
serialize data
; php is the standard
serializer of PHP
session.gc_probability = 1 ; percentual
probability that the
; 'garbage collection'
process is started
; on every session
initialization
session.gc_maxlifetime = 1440 ; after this number of
seconds, stored
; data will be seen as
'garbage' and
; cleaned up by the gc
process
session.referer_check = 0 ; check HTTP Referer
to invalidate
; externally stored
URLs containing ids
session.entropy_length = 0 ; how many bytes to
read from the file
session.entropy_file = ; specified here to
create the session id
; session.entropy_length = 16
; session.entropy_file = /dev/urandom
session.cache_limiter = nocache ; set to
{nocache,private,public} to
; determine HTTP
caching aspects
session.cache_expire = 180 ; document expires
after n minutes
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I copied over the config and now it's working fine.
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[2001-10-29 11:09:26] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have two servers setup exactly the same (for the most
part.)
I don't know much about linux and this other company put it
together but both installations have the same version of
Red Hat on it and I use the same exact commands to install
apache/PHP on both servers.
This second server processes and works with Sessions
perfectly fine. NO hitches. The problem is that the server
is password protected so I cannot give access to my
tests.I'll see if I can get a non-protected virtual server
on there for you to see.
It's got to be a server installation thing, I think. What
could be some issues with an OS installation which could
cause this problem?
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[2001-10-26 17:43:49] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am making a desperate cry. I seem to be the only one on
the face of the planet who has this problem. Whenever I
post to the PHP-general group the discussion goes on and
then ends up with someone writing me saying, "gee man, I
don't know".
I put in a bug report about this back at php 4.0.1pl2 and
it was concluded that I was using the POST value instead of
GET in the form. That bug is this:
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=5360
Now, in PHP 4.0.6 it still plagues me and there's a program
I need to run on my server and it won't run because of my
session problem.
Okay, so this is the deal in a nutshell. With each
subsequent call to 'session_start()' instead of picking up
the existing session, it creates a new PHPID. This happens
whether I have the sessionID in a cookie or passed via a
variable (VIA THE QUERYSTRING). I have included code for
two files that I use as a demonstration so you can check
the code, and I can send you to a website where you can see
it in action..
Code:
filename: index.php
----------
<?
error_reporting(E_ALL);
session_start();
$var1 = "My var 1";
$var2 = "My var 2";
session_register("var1");
session_register("var2");
?><HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Session Page 1</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF>
PHPSESSID: <? echo session_id(); ?><BR>
Var1: <? echo $var1; ?><BR>
Var2: <? echo $var2; ?><BR>
<FORM ACTION="index2.php" METHOD="POST">
Passing sessid: <INPUT TYPE=TEXT VALUE="<? echo
session_id(); ?>" SIZE=40 NAME="PHPSESSID"><BR>
VAR 3: <INPUT TYPE=TEXT VALUE="My Var 3" NAME="myvar3">
<INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT VALUE="go"><BR>
</FORM>
<BR>
<A HREF="index2.php?<?=SID?>">Try this link</A>
</BODY>
</HTML>
----------
filename: index2.php
----------
<?
error_reporting(E_ALL);
session_start(); // start session
session_register("var3"); // register var 3 session
variable
$var3 = $myvar3;
?><HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Session Page 2</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF>
PHPSESSID: <? echo session_id(); ?><BR>
Var1: <? echo $var1; ?><BR>
Var2: <? echo $var2; ?><BR>
VAR3: <? echo $var3; ?><BR>
</BODY>
</HTML>
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in action: http://www.fromtheduke.com/session/index.php
I have noticed with other pages that I have tried this on
this same server that the session_start() will create a new
session ID three times, on the third one, it 'sticks' and
stays with me the rest of the time.
here is my php.ini file which shows my session variable
options:
------------
[Session]
session.save_handler = files ; handler used to
store/retrieve data
session.save_path = /tmp ; argument passed to
save_handler
; in the case of files,
this is the
; path where data files
are stored
session.use_cookies = 1 ; whether to use
cookies
session.name = PHPSESSID
; name of the session
; is used as cookie
name
session.auto_start = 0 ; initialize session on
request startup
session.cookie_lifetime = 0 ; lifetime in seconds of
cookie
; or if 0, until
browser is restarted
session.use_trans_sid = 1
session.cookie_path = / ; the path the cookie
is valid for
session.cookie_domain = ; the domain the cookie
is valid for
session.serialize_handler = php ; handler used to
serialize data
; php is the standard
serializer of PHP
session.gc_probability = 1 ; percentual
probability that the
; 'garbage collection'
process is started
; on every session
initialization
session.gc_maxlifetime = 1440 ; after this number of
seconds, stored
; data will be seen as
'garbage' and
; cleaned up by the gc
process
session.referer_check = 0 ; check HTTP Referer
to invalidate
; externally stored
URLs containing ids
session.entropy_length = 0 ; how many bytes to
read from the file
session.entropy_file = ; specified here to
create the session id
; session.entropy_length = 16
; session.entropy_file = /dev/urandom
session.cache_limiter = nocache ; set to
{nocache,private,public} to
; determine HTTP
caching aspects
session.cache_expire = 180 ; document expires
after n minutes
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I am at my wit's end. I NEED HELP. Please please help me oh
PHP programming gods. I have no where else to turn.
This problem happens with Macintosh and Windows Browsers,
Netscape or internet Explorer, it doesn't matter.
My server info: http://stjohn.neweve.com/phpinfo.phtml
I'm happy to give help to anyone that will work with me.
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