Re: [PHP] sessions

2002-09-21 Thread Chris Shiflett
Pablo Oliva wrote: I have read that in order to account for browsers/users who do not have cookies enabled, that you should append the session id to the url (query string). Yes, there are basically three ways that the Web client can pass a unique identifier to the server: 1. Cookie 2. URL

RE: [PHP] Sessions

2002-09-20 Thread John Holmes
You have session_start() on the second page, too, right?? -Original Message- From: Erwin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 5:45 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP] Sessions Hi all, I'm having a problem with sessions. I use PHP version 4.2.2. The

Re: [PHP] Sessions

2002-09-20 Thread Erwin
John Holmes wrote: You have session_start() on the second page, too, right?? Yes...the session_start() statement is in a global include file, which is included in all files which require it Grtz Erwin -Original Message- From: Erwin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday,

Re: [PHP] Sessions

2002-09-20 Thread Jeff Bluemel
I've had the same problem, and I resolved it by using html tags instead of headers, and the problem was resolved. there are some issues I still haven't been able to work out though (I want it to use cookies instead of SID's). John Holmes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message

Re: [PHP] Sessions /Cross Domain

2002-09-18 Thread Robert Cummings
Domains are specific, and so you do not get the same sesion variables. here's are ways around this, but you need control of the content of both servers. Cheers, Rob. David Buerer wrote: Are sessions domain specific? What I mean is this. Suppose I have two websites: secure.web.com

Re: [PHP] Sessions /Cross Domain

2002-09-18 Thread Sascha Braun
Yeah, I believe so, but you could reinitialize them when you jump to the other webserver, or you use one mysql database for sessionmanagement for both webservers. Ciao Sascha - Original Message - From: David Buerer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September

Re: [PHP] Sessions /Cross Domain

2002-09-18 Thread Jacob Miller
My first assumption would be yes they are domain specific, but it might be possible to cross domains if both domains were run from the same web server and you were to pass the session id between pages manually rather than it being stored in a cookie.. What does everyone else think? - Jacob

RE: [PHP] Sessions /Cross Domain

2002-09-18 Thread David Buerer
PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 11:06 AM To: David Buerer Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Re: [PHP] Sessions /Cross Domain Domains are specific, and so you do not get the same sesion variables. here's are ways around this, but you need control of the content of both servers. Cheers, Rob

Re: [PHP] Sessions /Cross Domain

2002-09-18 Thread Robert Cummings
Sascha Braun wrote: Yeah, I believe so, but you could reinitialize them when you jump to the other webserver, or you use one mysql database for sessionmanagement for both webservers. Not exactly true, since if they jump to another server, you can make the assumption they have a session

Re: [PHP] Sessions /Cross Domain

2002-09-18 Thread Sascha Braun
(Server1 Server2) Am I wrong are would this work out? Sascha - Original Message - From: David Buerer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 7:48 PM Subject: RE: [PHP] Sessions /Cross Domain I do have control over the content of both domains...in fact

Re: [PHP] Sessions /Cross Domain

2002-09-18 Thread Sascha Braun
: [PHP] Sessions /Cross Domain Sascha Braun wrote: Yeah, I believe so, but you could reinitialize them when you jump to the other webserver, or you use one mysql database for sessionmanagement for both webservers. Not exactly true, since if they jump to another server, you can make

RE: [PHP] Sessions /Cross Domain

2002-09-18 Thread James E Hicks III
Have a look at this php.ini setting, I think it will help you! ; The domain for which the cookie is valid. session.cookie_domain = James -Original Message- From: David Buerer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 1:39 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [PHP]

Re: [PHP] Sessions /Cross Domain

2002-09-18 Thread Chris Shiflett
James's answer is likely what you are looking for. As there are many different ways to maintain sessions, you're going to get many different answers. However, the default behavior for PHP sessions is to assign the unique identifier to a cookie. If this cookie has a domain of .web.com (see

Re: [PHP] sessions nightmare

2002-09-11 Thread John Wards
I can't see anything sticking out...but why have you done this... $test2Url = test2.php?PHPSESSID= . session_id( ); You don't need to do this. Try doing this $test2Url = test2.php; Your server might be set up to use a different name for sessions John Wards SportNetwork.net - Original

Re: [PHP] Sessions with register_globals = off

2002-09-07 Thread Mauricio Cuenca
: Friday, September 06, 2002 2:11 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] Sessions with register_globals = off Here you go http://www.zend.com/manual/function.session-is-registered.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

Re: [PHP] Sessions with register_globals = off

2002-09-06 Thread Daniel Guerrier
Here you go http://www.zend.com/manual/function.session-is-registered.php --- Mauricio Cuenca [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I'm working with register_globals turned off. I'm setting this session cookie: if ($nresult) { if (mysql_numrows($nresult)) { session_start();

Re: [PHP] Sessions...

2002-08-16 Thread Tom Rogers
Hi, Friday, August 16, 2002, 4:13:39 AM, you wrote: KSM Am I mistaken to assume that a Session is automatically KSM destroyed if a Window Browser is closed? The session as such is not destroyed only the cookie used to id it if you are using cookies. If The SID is being passed in the url and

Re: [PHP] sessions

2002-08-14 Thread Adam Williams
I think you'll need to use header (Location: url?.print SID); Adam On Wed, 14 Aug 2002, apollo wrote: hi, after submit i use: if (isset($submit)) header (Location: url?.sid); i want continue my session in next page, but SID (my session's unique id) is lost in

Re: [PHP] Sessions in a database?

2002-08-13 Thread Rasmus Lerdorf
The main reason to store it in a database is to allow you to share that session data across multiple web servers. In a load-balanced architecture, this is essential. -Rasmus On Tue, 13 Aug 2002, Randy Johnson wrote: When i started to learn php there was talk of storing session information in

Re: [PHP] Sessions - Informed Opinions

2002-07-30 Thread Rasmus Lerdorf
So, I've been using my own implementation of session handling which is mainly storing the userinfo in a cookie (an array, serialised and signed) but I'm starting to come around to the idea of storing this info on the server and just passing a session key about - but I have a couple of

Re: [PHP] Sessions - Informed Opinions

2002-07-30 Thread Danny Shepherd
Comments inline - Original Message - From: Rasmus Lerdorf [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Danny Shepherd [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: PHP-General [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 11:24 AM Subject: Re: [PHP] Sessions - Informed Opinions Assuming that sessions are stored

Re: [PHP] Sessions - Informed Opinions

2002-07-30 Thread Rasmus Lerdorf
3 How can I get a count of currently active (I.e non expired) sessions? Count the number of session files. Can I be sure that the count will only include active sessions though? By definition, if the session file is there, it is an active session. There is no such thing as counting

Re: [PHP] Sessions - Informed Opinions

2002-07-30 Thread Danny Shepherd
- Original Message - From: Rasmus Lerdorf [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Danny Shepherd [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: PHP-General [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 11:52 AM Subject: Re: [PHP] Sessions - Informed Opinions 3 How can I get a count of currently active (I.e non expired

Re: [PHP] Sessions - Informed Opinions

2002-07-30 Thread Danny Shepherd
- Original Message - From: Tech Support [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Danny Shepherd [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 6:44 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] Sessions - Informed Opinions If you're on a shared system it's very easy for other users on your machine to read session data. All

Re: [PHP] sessions and https

2002-07-28 Thread Oscar F
Mike, I have used them with https, and they work fine. Make sure you are calling session_start(); on every page you need your session vars. Oscar.- - Original Message - From: Mike Mannakee [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 9:21 PM Subject: [PHP]

Re: [PHP] sessions and https

2002-07-28 Thread Tom Rogers
Hi, Monday, July 29, 2002, 11:21:34 AM, you wrote: MM Do sessions not work when using an https connection? It seems I'm losing my MM data between pages. MM Mike If you are changing domain names when going to https you will lose the session info if relying on cookies. You will have to hard

Re: [PHP] sessions and https

2002-07-28 Thread Mike Mannakee
Thank you. This has been driving me up the wall like you wouldn't believe. Mike Tom Rogers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Hi, Monday, July 29, 2002, 11:21:34 AM, you wrote: MM Do sessions not work when using an https connection? It seems

Re: [PHP] sessions

2002-07-26 Thread Matthew K. Gold
function. see more on this by looking up register_globals and _Get in the php manual at php.net hth matt - Original Message - From: Tyler Durdin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 2:00 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] sessions I don't know. Tell me where I would find

Re: [PHP] sessions

2002-07-26 Thread Pushkar Pradhan
Try removing the quotes in sessio_register ie. (valid_user2) Here is the code that starts and registers the session. It is login page that logs in to itself so the form that produces $_POST[username] is actually on the same page, but nothing happens until the user logs in. It there is

Re: [PHP] sessions

2002-07-26 Thread Tyler Durdin
Here is the code that starts and registers the session. It is login page that logs in to itself so the form that produces $_POST[username] is actually on the same page, but nothing happens until the user logs in. It there is something in this code that is not correct or making the other code

Re: [PHP] sessions

2002-07-26 Thread Tyler Durdin
yes they are off. I did just recently discover this whole form thing, but i did not know about the session variables. I put the session registration code up in another post, if you would not mind looking at that and recommending changes. in the mean time I'll try and get up to speed on the

Re: [PHP] sessions

2002-07-26 Thread Tyler Durdin
I don't know. Tell me where I would find it and I'll look : -) Sorry, pretty new to all of this. Do you have register globals off? Jim Grill Support Web-1 Hosting http://www.web-1hosting.net - Original Message - From: Tyler Durdin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday,

Re: [PHP] sessions

2002-07-26 Thread Tech Support
] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 1:35 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] sessions Here is the code that starts and registers the session. It is login page that logs in to itself so the form that produces $_POST[username] is actually on the same page, but nothing happens until the user logs

Re: [PHP] Sessions, how they exist and die

2002-07-25 Thread Tech Support
Hi Matt, The user's browser will retain the session cookie as long as it is open unless session.cookie_lifetime is set to something other than zero in the php.ini or you can also set it in your script like this: // set session cookie to expire in 30 minutes.

Re: [PHP] Sessions without cookies : forms

2002-07-22 Thread Richard Baskett
You need to start the session before any html. So: ?php session_start(); ? html Cheers! Rick Too much caution is bad for you. By avoiding things you fear, you may let yourself in for unhappy consequences. It is usually wiser to stand up to a scary-seeming experience and walk right into it,

RE: [PHP] Sessions vs passing variables

2002-07-21 Thread John Holmes
When I try to pass a variable from one page to another the variable is completely inaccessible IF I have a session going. The data has to be passed from one page to the next through the link, as the link tells which product the user hit. Any thoughts? Is there a variable by the same name

Re: [PHP] Sessions vs passing variables

2002-07-21 Thread Mike Mannakee
No, The strange thing is there isn't. I have a test page that links to the order form, having this html: form action=order_form.php method=post input type=hidden name=prod_ids[] value=9 input type=hidden name=prod_ids[] value=8 input type=hidden name=prod_qtys[] value=1 input type=hidden

RE: [PHP] Sessions vs passing variables

2002-07-21 Thread John Holmes
: Re: [PHP] Sessions vs passing variables No, The strange thing is there isn't. I have a test page that links to the order form, having this html: form action=order_form.php method=post input type=hidden name=prod_ids[] value=9 input type=hidden name=prod_ids[] value=8 input type=hidden

Re: [PHP] Sessions vs passing variables

2002-07-21 Thread Mike Mannakee
---John Holmes... -Original Message- From: Mike Mannakee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 10:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PHP] Sessions vs passing variables No, The strange thing is there isn't. I have a test page that links to the or

RE: [PHP] Sessions vs passing variables

2002-07-21 Thread John Holmes
I'm on a server with php version 4.2.1 with register globals on. The main test has been can I access the variables in the script? Oddly enough, if I didn't use an array they are there for me. Turns out it's only when I'm trying to pass an array. Single variables works fine. I'm

Re: [PHP] Sessions vs passing variables

2002-07-21 Thread Mike Mannakee
Right, I understand I should be able to access them. That's the whole problem. They're not there. I can do one of two things and they magically become available: 1. Don't start the session. 2. Use single variables, not arrays. #2, however, would create a problem in that I intend to set it

RE: [PHP] Sessions: watertight?

2002-07-18 Thread joakim . andersson
Taken straigh from the manual: (http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.session.php) [quote] There are two methods to propagate a session id: - Cookies - URL parameter The session module supports both methods. Cookies are optimal, but since they are not reliable (clients are not bound to accept

Re: [PHP] Sessions: watertight?

2002-07-18 Thread Jason Wong
On Thursday 18 July 2002 17:39, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joakim, please don't take offence, I know you're being helpful but ... Taken straigh from the manual: (http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.session.php) [quote] There are two methods to propagate a session id: [snip] ... do we really

RE: [PHP] Sessions: watertight?

2002-07-18 Thread joakim . andersson
From: Jason Wong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 11:46 AM Joakim, please don't take offence, I know you're being helpful but ... None taken. ... do we really need quotes from the manual? You've already given the pointer which is sufficient in itself for any

Re: [PHP] Sessions: watertight?

2002-07-18 Thread PHPCoder
Thanks OK, I have checked my phpinfo(); and the *session.use_trans_sid* = 1 ; *session.use_cookies =* On, so I'm not sure if I need to turn the cookies bit off, but I would think it not to be necessary. ; So, I can't see why the URL's aren't changed on my pages... Now, something to

Re: [PHP] Sessions: watertight?

2002-07-18 Thread Justin French
on 18/07/02 7:39 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: PHP is capable of doing this transparently when compiled with --enable-trans-sid. If you enable this option, relative URIs will be changed to contain the session id automatically. It's worth pointing out that enable-trans-sid

Re: [PHP] Sessions: watertight?

2002-07-18 Thread 1LT John W. Holmes
- Original Message - From: PHPCoder [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: php-general [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 6:18 AM Subject: Re: [PHP] Sessions: watertight? Thanks OK, I have checked my phpinfo(); and the *session.use_trans_sid* = 1

RE: [PHP] Sessions / logins / cookies / security

2002-07-17 Thread John Holmes
Sure, why not? Users can't create session variables (unless you're on a virtual server...) ... and I am -- A shared host server that is. Now I'm not sure on this, I haven't tested it. Has anyone? If we're on a virtual server, why can't I just open the session.save_path with PHP and read

Re: [PHP] Sessions / logins / cookies / security

2002-07-17 Thread Justin French
on 17/07/02 6:51 PM, John Holmes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: ... and I am -- A shared host server that is. Now I'm not sure on this, I haven't tested it. Has anyone? Is this particular vulnerability only in existence when the server is pretty open? I mean, on my particular host, I can't FTP

RE: [PHP] Sessions / logins / cookies / security

2002-07-17 Thread John Holmes
... and I am -- A shared host server that is. Now I'm not sure on this, I haven't tested it. Has anyone? Is this particular vulnerability only in existence when the server is pretty open? I mean, on my particular host, I can't FTP to anything outside my docroot, and I can't use SSH,

Re: [PHP] Sessions / logins / cookies / security

2002-07-17 Thread René Moonen
snip What I'm looking to do is when a user logs in, I start up the session.. I then have the registered session var to verify they are authenticated as they move throughout the site. /snip This solution is no garantuee that the authenticated user is in control during that session. The only

RE: [PHP] Sessions / logins / cookies / security

2002-07-16 Thread Chad Day
Anyone? Can someone at least point me to some web article for recommendations? I saw some examples where a password variable was stored, but is that really safe (as long as I MD5 it first?) Chad -Original Message- From: Chad Day [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002

RE: [PHP] Sessions / logins / cookies / security

2002-07-16 Thread Johnson, Kirk
What I'm looking to do is when a user logs in, I start up the session.. I then have the registered session var to verify they are authenticated as they move throughout the site. Now, when they close the browser and come back, I want them to still be authenticated. I don't think this

Re: [PHP] Sessions / logins / cookies / security

2002-07-16 Thread 1LT John W. Holmes
based on any of the user data. www.php.net/uniqid ---John Holmes... - Original Message - From: Chad Day [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 3:30 PM Subject: RE: [PHP] Sessions / logins / cookies / security Anyone? Can someone at least point me to some web

Re: [PHP] Sessions and Header() - Retraction

2002-07-16 Thread Greg Macek
Well, perhaps stepping away from the problem for a few minutes actually helps clear the mind. Found that one of my mysql_query() statements wasn't completing and everything after that didn't finish. Once I fixed that, all the session variables work. Go fig. Let that be a lesson to me :-)

Re: [PHP] Sessions / logins / cookies / security

2002-07-16 Thread Chris Shiflett
Chad Day wrote: What I'm looking to do is when a user logs in, I start up the session.. I then have the registered session var to verify they are authenticated as they move throughout the site. Now, when they close the browser and come back, I want them to still be authenticated. Obviously, I

Re: [PHP] Sessions / logins / cookies / security

2002-07-16 Thread Justin French
On my sites, I have a check box next to the login form which says remember me. If they tick this box, and they userid/password is valid, I set a cookie on their system which remembers them, which is just their username and an md5() of their pasword (the same data I add to the session). When

RE: [PHP] Sessions / logins / cookies / security

2002-07-16 Thread John Holmes
So, if there is no uid and pwd in $_SESSION, I check in $_COOKIE. If there's nothing there, they aren't logged in as far as I can tell. On every page I validate the uid and pwd against the database, so the only way you could fake being another user is to know the uid AND md5()'d pwd. Or

Re: [PHP] Sessions / logins / cookies / security

2002-07-16 Thread Analysis Solutions
On Wed, Jul 17, 2002 at 10:43:24AM +1000, Justin French wrote: I set a cookie on their system which remembers them, which is just their username and an md5() of their pasword (the same data I add to the session). OUCH! Sending the password back out to the net is a scarry prospect. --Dan --

Re: [PHP] Sessions / logins / cookies / security

2002-07-16 Thread Justin French
on 17/07/02 11:11 AM, Analysis Solutions ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Wed, Jul 17, 2002 at 10:43:24AM +1000, Justin French wrote: I set a cookie on their system which remembers them, which is just their username and an md5() of their pasword (the same data I add to the session). OUCH!

Re: [PHP] Sessions / logins / cookies / security

2002-07-16 Thread Justin French
on 17/07/02 11:11 AM, John Holmes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Or steal it. :) I hope you have checked your site for any cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. This is exactly where vulnerabilities like this come into play... Interesting -- I'm only a few days away from launching this...

RE: [PHP] Sessions / logins / cookies / security

2002-07-16 Thread John Holmes
Or steal it. :) I hope you have checked your site for any cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. This is exactly where vulnerabilities like this come into play... Interesting -- I'm only a few days away from launching this... could you elaborate on the potential risk, or point me to

Re: [PHP] Sessions / logins / cookies / security

2002-07-16 Thread Justin French
Thanks heaps John, So as a basic rule, having a uid and pwd stored as session variables is NOT the problem, but storing the uid and/or pwd in a cookie on the browser is just plain asking for it :) So, how do you implement a remember me safely? Setting JUST the uid in a cookie prevents people

RE: [PHP] Sessions / logins / cookies / security

2002-07-16 Thread John Holmes
So as a basic rule, having a uid and pwd stored as session variables is NOT the problem, but storing the uid and/or pwd in a cookie on the browser is just plain asking for it :) You shouldn't even have to do this. Just set a $_SESSION['logged_on'] variable to true and check for that. Why

Re: [PHP] Sessions / logins / cookies / security

2002-07-16 Thread Justin French
on 17/07/02 12:35 PM, John Holmes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: You shouldn't even have to do this. Just set a $_SESSION['logged_on'] variable to true and check for that. Why carry around the username and password?? Well, I guess it's because I started with someone else's script, and built my

RE: [PHP] Sessions / logins / cookies / security

2002-07-16 Thread John Holmes
You shouldn't even have to do this. Just set a $_SESSION['logged_on'] variable to true and check for that. Why carry around the username and password?? Well, I guess it's because I started with someone else's script, and built my own from there. Not being a security expert, I assumed

Re: [PHP] Sessions / logins / cookies / security

2002-07-16 Thread Justin French
on 17/07/02 1:05 PM, John Holmes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Sure, why not? Users can't create session variables (unless you're on a virtual server...) ... and I am -- A shared host server that is. Justin French -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit:

RE: [PHP] Sessions / logins / cookies / security

2002-07-16 Thread César Aracena
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 4:51 PM To: Chad Day; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PHP] Sessions / logins / cookies / security There really isn't a good way to do this, I think. Any time you're taking just a cookie, and using that data to assume who the user

Re: [PHP] sessions

2002-07-10 Thread Martin Clifford
Hi Alexander :o) You have to have session_start() at the top of EACH page that will hold session registered variables. So just rewrite it like this: Page 1: ? session_start(); $test_var = froggy; session_register('test_var'); ? a href=page2.phpClick here/a Page 2: ? session_start(); print

Re: [PHP] sessions

2002-07-10 Thread jepadilla
After redoing my entire site because of session let me give ya some help. $_SESSION[test_var] = froggy; then on page two session_start(); print $_SESSION[test_var].!; a few tips I have run into SESSION needs to be all caps, otherwise php gets cranky. I am fairly sure in forms you need POST

RE: [PHP] sessions

2002-07-10 Thread Lazor, Ed
session_set_save_handler() http://www.zend.com/zend/tut/session.php -Original Message- How can I configure my scripts to store sessions in MySQL? This message is intended for the sole use of the individual

Re: [PHP] sessions are remembered for one page, then forgotten

2002-06-26 Thread 1LT John W. Holmes
Do you have session_start() on each page? ---John Holmes... - Original Message - From: Phil Schwarzmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 11:31 AM Subject: [PHP] sessions are remembered for one page, then forgotten I'm still having a little

Re: [PHP] sessions and temporary tables

2002-06-18 Thread Jason Wong
On Tuesday 18 June 2002 17:21, Wilbert Enserink wrote: i have this problem: My Q: howcome mySQL is not able to find this temporary table anymore It seems to have destroyed this table when leaving the search.php page, but that's a rather odd idea, cause I thought it maintained while the

Re: [PHP] sessions and temporary tables

2002-06-18 Thread W. Enserink
, 2002 11:31 AM Subject: Re: [PHP] sessions and temporary tables On Tuesday 18 June 2002 17:21, Wilbert Enserink wrote: i have this problem: My Q: howcome mySQL is not able to find this temporary table anymore It seems to have destroyed this table when leaving the search.php page

RE: [PHP] sessions and temporary tables

2002-06-18 Thread Brian McGarvie
unless you open a persistent connection, connections are closed automatically at the end of execution of a script. -Original Message- From: W. Enserink [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 18 June 2002 10:41 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PHP] sessions and temporary tables

Re: [PHP] sessions and temporary tables

2002-06-18 Thread 1LT John W. Holmes
Temporary tables only exist for the duration of your script, with or without using mysql_pconnect(). If you want a MySQL table to remain, then don't make it temporary. Make it a regular table and then create a cron script that goes through and deletes tables that are more than X minutes/hours

Re: [PHP] Sessions : see also Tracking file downloads

2002-06-18 Thread 1LT John W. Holmes
You can do whatever you want, of course. Sessions just make your code easier and portable and more people will be able to understand what you're talking about. Sessions are just a way to pass a variable between pages. You assign a variable to the session, and you retrieve it on any other page

Re: [PHP] Sessions and variables dum question

2002-06-18 Thread Justin French
When you're dealing with session variables, it's a good idea to refer to them using the new global variables. ? //start.php session_start(); $_SESSION['user'] = bob; // register the session var $_SESSION['pass'] = secret; // register the session var header(Location: p2.php); ? ? //

RE: [PHP] sessions trouble

2002-06-18 Thread Johnson, Kirk
Check the register_globals setting in php.ini. It looks like it is on on the problem server. If so, then you have two choices: 1. Turn it off 2. Change your code to this style: session_start(); $node = 10.2; session_register('node'); echo $node; Kirk -Original Message- From: Leston

RE: [PHP] sessions trouble

2002-06-18 Thread Leston Drake
Actually, I've tried it both ways (register_globals=On and register_globals=Off). Same result with either setting. At 12:19 PM 6/18/2002, you wrote: Check the register_globals setting in php.ini. It looks like it is on on the problem server. If so, then you have two choices: 1. Turn it off 2.

RE: [PHP] sessions trouble

2002-06-18 Thread Leston Drake
I have register_globals=Off (which is what I prefer to program for). But if I change register_globals to On, and use the session_register() function, it works. With register_globals Off, using $_SESSION doesn't work. I thought that $_SESSION would work regardless of whether register_globals

Re: [PHP] sessions trouble

2002-06-18 Thread Rick Kukiela
: [PHP] sessions trouble I have register_globals=Off (which is what I prefer to program for). But if I change register_globals to On, and use the session_register() function, it works. With register_globals Off, using $_SESSION doesn't work. I thought that $_SESSION would work regardless

Re: [PHP] sessions trouble

2002-06-18 Thread Leston Drake
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 1:28 PM Subject: RE: [PHP] sessions trouble I have register_globals=Off (which is what I prefer to program for). But if I change register_globals to On, and use the session_register() function, it works. With register_globals Off, using

RE: [PHP] sessions trouble

2002-06-18 Thread Johnson, Kirk
Is your version of PHP new enough to support the new $_SESSION[] array? If it is not, use $HTTP_SESSION_VARS[]. -Original Message- From: Leston Drake [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 12:29 PM To: Johnson, Kirk Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP] sessions

RE: [PHP] sessions trouble

2002-06-18 Thread Leston Drake
$HTTP_SESSION_VARS[]. -Original Message- From: Leston Drake [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 12:29 PM To: Johnson, Kirk Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP] sessions trouble I have register_globals=Off (which is what I prefer to program for). But if I

RE: [PHP] sessions trouble

2002-06-18 Thread Johnson, Kirk
PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 3:30 PM To: Johnson, Kirk Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP] sessions trouble I am using PHP 4.1.2, which I assume supports the $_SESSION global array. I've tried ...sigh... using $HTTP_SESSION_VARS, with the same result, unfortunately

RE: [PHP] sessions trouble

2002-06-18 Thread Ford, Mike [LSS]
-Original Message- From: Leston Drake [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 18 June 2002 18:48 I am unable to retrieve session variables on my local server. [snp] On another server (http://www.lpsoftware.com/phptest/test5.php) it works as expected. But I can't figure out why it

Re: [PHP] Sessions... wtf is wrong?!

2002-06-14 Thread Rick Kukiela
Message - From: Lazor, Ed [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Rick Kukiela' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 4:44 PM Subject: RE: [PHP] Sessions... wtf is wrong?! Are there read only files in that directory that are blocking things? -Original Message- From: Rick Kukiela [mailto

Re: [PHP] sessions help

2002-06-13 Thread Stuart Dallas
On Thursday, June 13, 2002 at 9:46:10 PM, you wrote: First, I load Doc 1 (to set the session variable). Then I load Doc 2 to retrieve the variable. When doc 2 runs, I get the following:

Re: [PHP] sessions help

2002-06-13 Thread Leston Drake
I just tried adding session_start() to the beginning of both files. When I load Doc 1, I get this warning twice(!): Warning: Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at c:\program files\apache group\apache\htdocs\wan\sessions.php:7) in c:\program files\apache

Re: [PHP] Sessions and Forms

2002-06-08 Thread Jason Wong
On Saturday 08 June 2002 14:39, Greg Macek wrote: What is the best/recommended method of saving form data into session variables? Currently only have to deal with regular text input, checkboxes and radio buttons (no multiple selects for now). Any sample code someone could throw up on the

Re: [PHP] Sessions and Forms

2002-06-08 Thread Greg Macek
Ok, I'll have to try that on my next project. Unfortunately these forms were written by another developer and there too many variables to rename to make an array and not enough time on the project :-) But for next time. I've seen many examples of assigning values to session variables w/o

Re: [PHP] Sessions and Forms

2002-06-08 Thread Nick Wilson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 * and then Greg Macek declared Ok, I'll have to try that on my next project. Unfortunately these forms were written by another developer and there too many variables to rename How about something like this: foreach($HTTP_POST_VARS as $key

Re: [PHP] Sessions and Forms

2002-06-08 Thread Nick Wilson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 * and then Nick Wilson declared How about something like this: foreach($HTTP_POST_VARS as $key = $val) { $myFormData['$key']=$val; } Actually that may be a little redundent. You may well get away with: $myFormData=$HTTP_POST_VARS; -

Re: [PHP] Sessions on clustered machines

2002-06-06 Thread Tom Rogers
Hi Have a look at http://www.mohawksoft.com/phoenix/msession.html I just started playing with it and seems to be ok, except when I try my own session handler it chucks a core dump now, but if it is as good as they reckon I wont need my own handler :) Tom At 03:17 PM 6/06/2002, Cameron Just

RE: [PHP] Sessions question (-enable-trans-sid)

2002-06-06 Thread Jeff Field
Thanks to all for their help on this. As a follow-up, and after a bunch of playing around with this yesterday, here's what I've come to learn. Perhaps it will be helpful to others: With enable-trans-id compiled into PHP and the following directives in php.ini: session.use_cookies = 0(PHP

Re: [PHP] Sessions question (-enable-trans-sid)

2002-06-05 Thread Martin Clifford
I'm sure this is not a definitive answer, but I would assume that since you would be passing the information through both the URI and Cookies, it will work regardless of cookies enabled or disabled. On the other hand, if you are passing the session id through the URI in the first place, you

Re: [PHP] Sessions question (-enable-trans-sid)

2002-06-05 Thread 1LT John W. Holmes
If you compile it with --enable-trans-sid, then PHP will use cookies when they are available and if they are not, it'll append the SID to links and forms. Basically, it's automatic. ---John Holmes... - Original Message - From: Jeff Field [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: [PHP] Sessions question (-enable-trans-sid)

2002-06-05 Thread Nick Wilson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 * and then 1LT John W. Holmes declared If you compile it with --enable-trans-sid, then PHP will use cookies when they are available and if they are not, it'll append the SID to links and forms. Basically, it's automatic. Hmmm I've had a

Re: [PHP] Sessions question (-enable-trans-sid)

2002-06-05 Thread Dan Hardiker
Hmmm I've had a problem with this: I have --enable-trans-sid but I see url appends on my browser when I *know* cookies are working. Personally I cant say this is a bad thing... not all browsers enable cookies and they can be messy and insecure at times (eg: cross domain issues). Placing

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