> > >>> 1. the session object maps to a browser-window (*not* to a user!). >>> Is this correct? >>> >>> The session is associated with a particular browser, but not with a >> particular window/tab within the browser (i.e., two windows in the same >> browser will share the same session). Different browsers on the same >> machine or different machines will have different sessions, even with the >> same user. >> > > I see. Is it possible at all to identify browser windows? >
I don't think so with the session. If the requests are made via Ajax, you could include a unique Javascript variable on the page and return it with each Ajax request to uniquely identify the page. For regular post requests, you might include a hidden form field with a unique ID, and for regular get requests, you could include a unique query string token in links that are clicked on the page. Another option might be sending a special cookie, and have Javascript on the page set the value of the cookie to a unique ID before any action on the page generates a new request (i.e., when any links are clicked or forms submitted). On the server, you could check the value of the cookie to see which page generated the request. Anthony
