I am not sure about the reliability of sessions, but the way I do it is also through several processes, and the information passed via <input type=hidden name=name value=$name> I can demonstrate it if you want.
Even though sessions are more handy, I still don't know what happens if cookies are disabled in the client's browser. Vlad -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Deliduka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 4:40 PM To: PHP List Subject: [PHP] Reliability of sessions I have a quick question for a veteren of sessions out there. We're building a shopping cart and I'm playing with the idea of keeping the checkout information such as Shipping and billing address in a session variable until I retrieve it at checkout. The checkout is a step process: Shipping info -> billing info -> confirmation -> final. At shipping and billing the information would be stored in a session variable. To be retrieved at confirmation, etc. (cc information would be encrypted before storing in the session var.) Otherwise I could possibly create the order starting with shipping info in the database and merely pass the order number that is assigned to them. What is the opinion, are sessions reliable enough to go through the step process? -- Thomas Deliduka IT Manager ------------------------- New Eve Media The Solution To Your Internet Angst http://www.neweve.com/ -- 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
