[PHP] Problem with sessions expiring?

Hi I have a process for people to apply for awards online. The login is controlled using sessions, with a basic session variable set with the username of the person logged in. In PHP ini the session cookie lifetime is set to 0 - ie. until the browser session finishes. Manyof the applicants are

[PHP] Passing page referrer on as variable

I have a login process for an intranet that aims to allow all people to view the intranet front page, but as soon as they click on a link, they are taken to a login page. Once they have logged in (authentication via sessions, drawing from info held in a mysql database) they can then go wherever

[PHP] copying and pasting bullets from Word to php/mysql

Hi - this is my first shift from happy and constructive lurking to a question. I am putting together a php/mysql set-up for "jobs" pages for a not-for-profit organisation. To make it easy for the hr manager, I want the form that enters the job details into the database to be able to have conte

[PHP] arguments against php / mysql?

Hi - the company we're talking to about doing some work on a simple site / database is trying hard to persuade us that Windows-based PHP / mysql is not the route to go. The arguments are as follows: 1. XXX's experience that MySQL is less than 100% stable when running on a windows platform (mai

Re: [PHP] Re: arguments against php / mysql?

Thanks to Michael, Barry, Steve, Cal and Rasmus for replies. We have just taken a contract for a dedicated server, and I tried rather hard to get it to be a Linux server. The killer for that was that we have a significantly complex site that will need to be migrated to the server which has been

Re: [PHP] Re: arguments against php / mysql?

Sorry - I'm being clear as mud! We have an existing site which will need to live on the server - I'm looking at new development. The two don't need to work on the same thing - there's no question of recoding that site as coldfusion. - M >>> Rasmus Lerdorf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 04/11/02 08:37am >

Re: [PHP] Re: arguments against php / mysql?

Can I give a profound vote of thanks to the list members who have taken part in this discussion. In spite of the rather awkward stage to do this, you persuaded me to bite the bullet, and find alternative solutions to the obstacles that had stopped me from following my initial inclination for a