Newbie: empty session help

[crazy_jayne]

Hi

 

When I run the example script below it only works if my cookies are enabled.  What do I need to change to allow it to work if cookies are disabled, is there a server setting somewhere I need to change?

 

<?php

session_start();

 

if(isset($_SESSION['views']))

$_SESSION['views']=$_SESSION['views']+1;

else

$_SESSION['views']=1;

echo "Views=". $_SESSION['views'];

?>

 

Thanks

Crazy

[F00Baron]

If cookies are disabled and trans sid is on, PHP will add the session ID automatically to the end of links(long ugly URLs) and in forms.

Turn it on in php.ini or .htaccess or like this:

ini_set("session.use_trans_sid", "true");

It does most of the work but you still have to do things like this:

header('Location: somepage.html');

you have to change to:

header('Location: somepage.html' . ((defined(SID))?'?' . SID:''));

 

 

[crazy_jayne]

Hi F00Baron

 

Thanks for your reply.

I tried putting ini_set("session.use_trans_sid", "true"); in an .htaccess file but it resulted in the page not being found at all and going to an error page.  I don't think I have access to the php.ini file.

 

I had a look around and found some examples of where that code had been put in the file itself but when I tried it nothing happened.

I have checked my php settings PHP Version 4.4.9 and session.use_trans_sid and it is set to off not true or false.  Is it anything to do with the version of PHP?

 

Any help appreciated

 

[teamatomic]

in your script you can use:

ini_set("session.use_trans_sid", "true");

 

in htaccess use

session.use_trans_sid 1

 

 

HTH

Teamatomic

[crazy_jayne]

Hi teamatomic

 

htaccess  session.use_trans_sid 1  resulted in the page not being found at all - just goes to the error page

 

in the script ini_set("session.use_trans_sid", "true");  seems to have no effect.

 

Am I missing something (like some brain cells)?

 

J

 

 

[PFMaBiSmAd]

You can only put php setting into a .htaccess file when php is running as an Apache server module. If php is running as anything else, they result in an internal server error.

 

To use session.use_trans_sid, you must do more than simply turn the setting on, because php will only append the session id onto the end of the URL in a limited number of cases.

 

Do you have a specific reason you are attempting to use sessions without passing the session id using a cookie?

[inversesoft123]

If cookies are disabled and trans sid is on, PHP will add the session ID automatically to the end of links(long ugly URLs) and in forms.

Turn it on in php.ini or .htaccess or like this:

ini_set("session.use_trans_sid", "true");

It does most of the work but you still have to do things like this:

header('Location: somepage.html');

you have to change to:

header('Location: somepage.html' . ((defined(SID))?'?' . SID:''));

 

Probably you are on SuPHP enabled server.. batter contact your host

[teamatomic]

No, I would at this point not figure a lack of gray matter to be the problem.

 

Most likely is that you are not allowed to override php.ini settings and session.use_trans_sid is turned off for security reasons.

 

If you are building the site from scratch and are just starting you can just do it yourself. Its a bit more hassle in the coding but not at all difficult. Just append the sessionID to all internal links and then use a get to pull the correct session out  and initiate it.

 

 

HTH

Teamatomic