Re: [PHP] PHP and Sessions?

[Tim Thorburn]

Yes, I've also had this script working on PHP 4.0.6 - basically I'm looking for reasons as to why the sessions may not be functioning properly. Right now I'm going line by line through the configuration of PHP on the server that works (4.2.2) and the server that doesn't work (4.1.2) - I'm hoping to find some difference, otherwise I don't know how to put password protection on the site.

Another interesting issue with the site that doesn't work - if I try to add a .htaccess file changing the default include directory of PHP (as I've done many other times with various hosting companies) suddenly all my .php files cease to work and error screens popup.

I wouldn't call myself a newbie, but I wouldn't call myself an expert - I think I'm somewhere in the middle ground of moderate user who's clued right now ...

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

Below I've compiled a list of the differences between the PHP configurations - perhaps something in here may shed some light?

PHP 4.2.2 (works fine)

'./configure' '--with-apxs=/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs' '--with-mcrypt' '--enable-bcmath' '--enable-calendar' '--with-xml' '--with-swf=/usr/local/flash' '--with-gd=../gd-1.8.4' '--with-jpeg-dir=/usr/local' '--with-imap=../imap-2001.BETA.SNAP-0107112053' '--with-ming=../ming-0.1.1' '--enable-magic-quotes' '--with-mysql' '--enable-safe-mode' '--enable-track-vars' '--with-ttf' '--enable-versioning' '--with-curl' '--with-zlib'

Settings:
allow_call_time_pass_reference ON
extension_dir ./
magic_quotes_gpc ON
register_argc_argv ON
sendmail_from no value
unserialize_callback_func no value
variables_order EGPCS

PHP 4.1.2 (doesn't work)

'./configure' '--prefix=/usr' '--with-apxs=/usr/sbin/apxs' '--with-gd' '--with-gettext=/usr' '--enable-safe-mode' '--with-config-file-path=/etc/httpd' '--with-exec-dir=/usr/bin' '--with-zlib' '--enable-magic-quotes' '--with-regex=system' '--with-ttf' '--with-db' '--with-gdbm' '--enable-mbstring' '--enable-mbstr-enc-trans' '--enable-track-vars' '--enable-wddx=shared' '--enable-mm=shared' '--enable-xml' '--enable-ftp' '--disable-debug' '--with-libdir=/usr/lib' '--with-db3' '--with-interbase=shared' '--with-pgsql=shared' '--with-ldap' '--with-imap' '--with-curl=shared' '--with-pdflib=shared'

Settings:
allow_call_time_pass_reference OFF
extension_dir /usr/lib/apache/php
magic_quotes_gpc OFF
register_argc_argv OFF
sendmail_from [EMAIL PROTECTED]
variables_order GPCS

Thanks
-Tim