But also note that session data can be stolen by other users too...

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Ray

On Wed, 2003-03-12 at 10:10, Marek Kilimajer wrote:
> Advantage of session is that you can trust the variables you keep in 
> your session. cookies can be spoofed
> 
> André Cupini wrote:
> 
> >* People, sorry my ugly English. I´m Brazilian...
> >
> >I am looking for learning more about sessions... I´m test this code below
> >don´t work with me.... My php version is 4.1.2.
> >Anybody have a complete example code of how use sessions?
> >Another doubt: Sessions use cookies? What the advantage in use sessions
> >instead of cookies?
> >
> >André Cupini
> >Programador
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >NeoBiz - fábrica de internet
> >http://www.neobiz.com.br
> >
> >--------------------------------------------------------------------
> >Definitely.
> >
> >- enable cookies on your browser
> >- make sure you're using PHP >= 4.1
> >
> >1. Start with a blank text file.
> >
> >2. Copy and paste this in:
> >---
> ><?php
> >session_start();
> >if (!isset($_SESSION['count'])) {
> >    $_SESSION['count'];
> >}
> >else {
> >    $_SESSION['count']++;
> >}
> >?>
> >Hello visitor, you have seen this page <?php echo $_SESSION['count'] ?>
> >times.<p>
> >To continue, <A HREF="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>">click here</A>
> >---
> >
> >3. Open it up in your browser, and test that it works (the value of
> >$_SESSION['count'] should increase with each click)
> >
> >4. If that much works, open up the URL in a second window, and try to run
> >two separate sessions... (the first window might be on 10 clicks, and the
> >new one will be starting from 1)
> >
> >5. If we're still cool, now try it without cookies maybe, by adding the SID
> >to the URL that they click on.
> >
> >
> >If all this works, then the problem is obviously in your code somewhere, not
> >an issue with PHP/sessions/browsers/cookies/etc.
> >
> >
> >Justin
> >
> >
> >
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