Session behaving strange

[unicatcher]

Hi all,

I've got a problem with $_SESSION[].

[i][b]Script entry[/b][/i]
1. Read values from a mysql result to session
[code]
foreach($sql_result as $name=>$value){
$_SESSION[$name] = $value;
}
[/code]

2. [i]Debug[/i]: Display all values in $_SESSION
[code]
foreach($_SESSION as $name=>$value){
print($name . " = " . $value . "<br>");
}
[/code]

3. Display nth wizard form (8 forms in total).
A wizard form is just a form containing part of the recordset I get from mysql in step 1.
If you put all the forms next to eachother you've got a graphical representation of the table's layout.

4. Save values on form submit
Whenever a wizard form submits ('next') I catch all the fields like this:
[code]
foreach($_REQUEST as $name=>$value){
$_SESSION[$name] = $value;

}
[/code]
Since the field names correspond with the table field names the values posted will overwrite the ones that I read from the database.

5a. Display next wizard form -> step 2

5b. Write all values to mysql if no more wizard forms to display
[i][b]Script end[/b][/i]

[b]Problem[/b]
This script worked for about 2 months but now suddenly acts really strange.

When I enable the debug part (display session contents & session adds) the following happens:

Wizard 1:
All variables are in $_session
Show valid periods -> select + next
Wizard 2:
$_SESSION['period'] = new value
Show valid age categorie -> select + next (or previous)
Wizard 3:
$_SESSION['age'] = new value
$_SESSION['period'] = [i][empty][/i]

I checked the following:
- I'm not making the '=' instead of '=='
- Other variables show the same beheavior, but only 3 out of 8
- The only time the script writes to the $_SESSION var's is by catching the $_REQUEST var's
- The rest of the script only reads from the var's eg: $query="SELECT .... WHERE period=".$_SESSION['period']

My system admin says it has got nothing to do with the server.
I can't recall that I made changes, other then sql query changes to this file since it was put in production.

Any ideas?

[ToonMariner]

Not really...

Stab in the dark seems as it appears you are using oop stuff - has the php engine been upgraded?

[Ninjakreborn]

what php version do you have.