there is a setting you need to make after the session start http://ca3.php.net/manual/en/function.session-cache-expire.php
check that link out I think that it will resolve alot of problems for you.. however I have noticed forms are a little trickier... usually what I do with those is create the back link as a hyperlink which allows me to add the info to the form when returned so it looks like the form hasnt lost its information. ----- Original Message ----- From: "chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 11:22 AM Subject: [PHP] Re: sessions and browser back > On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 18:56:13 +0530, Bibhas Kumar Samanta > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I am trying to create restricted pages for my php/mysql/apache > > server with sessions and passing session varibales to other pages for > > validation. > > > > Eventually I am doinng session_start() at the begining and > > checking whether logged in user is authorised to use this page > > by a routine. > > > > Now problem is, if filled in data in the form is incorrect, the forms > > gives an error. But when I press browser BACK button to get the > > filled in form , the form seems to get reset with _no_ data. > > > > When I try without session_start() at the begining of form , things > > seem to behave normally. > > > > Does session_start() reset the form and I guess browser should > > have returned be by fiiled in page from cache ? > > > > Please help > > > > -Bibhas > > > > This doesn't happen with every browser. Opera never forgets the previous > page's form contents. > > -- > Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
