$_SESSIONS JUST NOT WORKING

etnastyles · April 22, 2010

ahh ripping my hair out here, so now wondering if anyone else has had this issue..

I have just moved a site from a dev box to a live box.

the problem im having is with sessions - the login page sets 5 session values and the second page checks to see if these have been set and acts accordingly - for some reason the season values which i now are being set before i do a header(location change) are just not sent to the second page. I have tried doing a basic test with to demo pages to see if the session values pass from one page to another. so i created a demo page that passed the session value "test sessions" to the other page - this worked...

so i went back to my original pages and tried again - now the second page still didnt see any of the 5 values that i was trying to set but for some reason picked up the "test session" value from the test pages...

this is the php.ini form the dev box

----------------------------------------------

session

Session Support enabled

Registered save handlers files user sqlite

Registered serializer handlers php php_binary wddx

Directive Local Value Master Value

session.auto_start Off Off

session.bug_compat_42 Off Off

session.bug_compat_warn On On

session.cache_expire 180 180

session.cache_limiter nocache nocache

session.cookie_domain no value no value

session.cookie_httponly Off Off

session.cookie_lifetime 0 0

session.cookie_path / /

session.cookie_secure Off Off

session.entropy_file no value no value

session.entropy_length 0 0

session.gc_divisor 1000 1000

session.gc_maxlifetime 1440 1440

session.gc_probability 1 1

session.hash_bits_per_character 5 5

session.hash_function 0 0

session.name PHPSESSID PHPSESSID

session.referer_check no value no value

session.save_handler files files

session.save_path no value no value

session.serialize_handler php php

session.use_cookies On On

session.use_only_cookies Off Off

session.use_trans_sid 0 0

and this is the live box

-----------------------------------------------

session

Session Support enabled

Registered save handlers files user sqlite

Registered serializer handlers php php_binary wddx

Directive Local Value Master Value

session.auto_start Off Off

session.bug_compat_42 Off Off

session.bug_compat_warn On On

session.cache_expire 180 180

session.cache_limiter nocache nocache

session.cookie_domain no value no value

session.cookie_httponly Off Off

session.cookie_lifetime 0 0

session.cookie_path / /

session.cookie_secure Off Off

session.entropy_file no value no value

session.entropy_length 0 0

session.gc_divisor 1000 1000

session.gc_maxlifetime 1440 1440

session.gc_probability 1 1

session.hash_bits_per_character 5 5

session.hash_function 0 0

session.name PHPSESSID PHPSESSID

session.referer_check no value no value

session.save_handler files files

session.save_path C:\WINDOWS\Temp C:\WINDOWS\Temp

session.serialize_handler php php

session.use_cookies On On

session.use_only_cookies Off Off

session.use_trans_sid 0 0

they look the same - just cant figure this one out -

oni-kun · April 22, 2010

Are you sure session_start() is defined at the beginning of each script? Nothing looks out of the ordinary on the setup.

etnastyles · April 22, 2010

yes 100% sure - the sites worked on the dev box which looks the same as the live box

the login page does a few things - it destroys any sessions that are created - and then starts a new session_start - before logged this user in a setting the session values..

the second page does a session _start then test the passed sessions

etnastyles · April 22, 2010

1st page is setting the following when i do a print

Array ( ) Array ( [loggedinAccountID] => 2 [loggedinClientID] => 1 [loggedinProvider] => Contender [admin] => 0 [user] => 1 )

second page is displaying the following when i do a dump

array(0) { } array(0) { }

:confused: :confused: :confused:

oni-kun · April 22, 2010

It would help if you posted atleast some of the code of which you are using. "It doesn't work" isn't so helpful in diagnostics.

etnastyles · April 22, 2010

page 1

if (isset($_SESSION)) { session_destroy(); }

/* set the cache limiter to 'private' */

session_start();

unset($_SESSION['admin']);

unset($_SESSION['user']);

unset($_SESSION['loggedinAccountID']);

unset($_SESSION['loggedinClientID']);

unset($_SESSION['loggedinProvider']);

unset($_SESSION['itunesID']);

unset($_SESSION['media_type']);

/*****************************************************************************/

/* Load all external page definistions and functions.*/

/*****************************************************************************/

require_once('scripts/debug.php');

require_once('scripts/defs.php');

require_once('scripts/routines.php');

require_once('scripts/database.php');

unregister_globals();

$errors = NULL;

$date = date("Y-m-d");

$time = date("H:i:s");

echo "print out all sessions now:::<br/>";

print_r($_SESSION);

/*****************************************************************************/

if(isset($_REQUEST['username'])) { $username = $_REQUEST['username']; }

if(isset($_REQUEST['password'])) { $password = $_REQUEST['password']; }

if(isset($_POST['devsubmit']))

{

if( empty($username) && empty($password) )

{

$errors['error_user_pass'] = "username and password";

}

else if ( empty($username) && !empty($password) )

{

$errors['error_user'] = "username";

}

else if ( !empty($username) && empty($password) )

{

$errors['error_pass'] = "password";

}

/*****************************************************************************/

if(isset($_POST['devsubmit']) && $errors == NULL)

{

if (($connection = getAccountsConnection()) != NULL)

{

if(!$login_results = getLoginDetails(mysql_escape_string(trim($username)), mysql_escape_string(trim($password)), $connection))

{

debug("error:::no login results returned....what so ever..");

header("location: login.php");

}

else

{

$login_details = getLoginDeatilsByLoginID($login_results[TABLE_ACCOUNT__LOGIN_ID], $connection);

/*****************************************************************************/

if ($login_results[TABLE_ACCOUNT__ADMINISTRATOR_ID] == 1)

{

$_SESSION['loggedinAccountID'] = $login_results[TABLE_ACCOUNT__ACCOUNT_ID];

$_SESSION['admin'] = 1;

$_SESSION['user'] = 0;

updateClientLastLoginDetails($login_results[TABLE_ACCOUNT__ACCOUNT_ID], $login_results[TABLE_ACCOUNT__LOGIN_ID], $date, $time, $connection);

header("location: aselection.php");

}

/*****************************************************************************/

if ($login_results[TABLE_ACCOUNT__ADMINISTRATOR_ID] == 0)

{

$_SESSION['loggedinAccountID'] = $login_results[TABLE_ACCOUNT__ACCOUNT_ID];

$_SESSION['loggedinClientID'] = $login_results[TABLE_ACCOUNT__CLIENT_ID];

$_SESSION['loggedinProvider'] = $login_details[TABLE_LOGIN__PROVIDER];

$_SESSION['admin'] = 0;

$_SESSION['user'] = 1;

updateClientLastLoginDetails($login_results[TABLE_ACCOUNT__ACCOUNT_ID], $login_results[TABLE_ACCOUNT__LOGIN_ID], $date, $time, $connection);

//print_r($_SESSION);

//sleep(10);

header("location: selection.php");

//var_dump($HTTP_SESSION_VARS);

}

page 2

session_start();

if (empty($_SESSION['user']))

{

header("location: login.php");

}

Pikachu2000 · April 22, 2010

FYI: $HTTP_SESSION_VARS is deprecated.

etnastyles · April 22, 2010

yeah thanks for your reply - i saw that too just trying something - i think i might have found the issue.. when looking at the phpinfo docs of the different servers i noticed that the new windows environment is running session_save_path @ c:\windows\temp or something like that and it should be c:/windows/temp

path. For example, ‘/tmp’ will be ‘C:/tmp’ in Windows. It’s also recommended to use forward slash (/) in the path to the folder instead of usual backslash (\).

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/11/29/fix-session-save-path-red-unwritable-when-installing-joomla/

etnastyles · April 22, 2010

this has not fixed anything super :confused:

here are the two php.ini docs

live

session.auto_start Off Off

session.bug_compat_42 Off Off

session.bug_compat_warn On On

session.cache_expire 180 180

session.cache_limiter nocache nocache

session.cookie_domain no value no value

session.cookie_httponly Off Off

session.cookie_lifetime 0 0

session.cookie_path / /

session.cookie_secure Off Off

session.entropy_file no value no value

session.entropy_length 0 0

session.gc_divisor 1000 1000

session.gc_maxlifetime 1440 1440

session.gc_probability 1 1

session.hash_bits_per_character 5 5

session.hash_function 0 0

session.name PHPSESSID PHPSESSID

session.referer_check no value no value

session.save_handler files files

session.save_path C:\WINDOWS\Temp C:\WINDOWS\Temp

session.serialize_handler php php

session.use_cookies On On

session.use_only_cookies Off Off

session.use_trans_sid 0 0

local

session.auto_start Off Off

session.bug_compat_42 On On

session.bug_compat_warn On On

session.cache_expire 180 180

session.cache_limiter nocache nocache

session.cookie_domain no value no value

session.cookie_httponly Off Off

session.cookie_lifetime 0 0

session.cookie_path / /

session.cookie_secure Off Off

session.entropy_file no value no value

session.entropy_length 0 0

session.gc_divisor 1000 1000

session.gc_maxlifetime 1440 1440

session.gc_probability 1 1

session.hash_bits_per_character 5 5

session.hash_function 0 0

session.name PHPSESSID PHPSESSID

session.referer_check no value no value

session.save_handler files files

session.save_path c:/wamp/tmp c:/wamp/tmp

session.serialize_handler php php

session.use_cookies On On

session.use_only_cookies Off Off

session.use_trans_sid 0 0

etnastyles · April 23, 2010

this problem i was having was that i had a header being loaded into the page after the <body> tag

when i removed this the sessions started to work again..wtf - never seen this issue before - can anyone shed some light on this issue...

function loginheaderer()

{

$header = "<div id=\"masthead\">

</div>

<a href=\"#accesscontent\">Skip to content</a>

</li>

<ul>

<h3>Digital</h3>

<ul>

<li>

<a href=\"VOD-IPTV-delivery.aspx\">VOD/IPTV Delivery</a>

</li>

<li>

<a href=\"digital-distribution.aspx\">Digital Distribution</a>

</li>

<li>

<a href=\"digital-cinema.aspx\">Digital Cinema</a>

</li>

</ul>

<ul>

<li>

</li>

<li>

</li>

<li>

</li>

<li>

<a href=\"authoring-menu-design.aspx\">Authoring and Menu Design</a>

</li>

<li>

<a href=\"packaging.aspx\">Packaging Gallery</a>

</li>

<li>

<a href=\"artwork.aspx\">Artwork</a>

</li>

</ul>

<ul>

<li>

<a href=\"dubbing.aspx\">Dubbing</a>

</li>

<li>

<a href=\"conversions.aspx\">Conversions</a>

</li>

<li>

<a href=\"editing.aspx\">Editing</a>

</li>

<li>

</li>

</ul>

<h3>Flash memory</h3>

<ul>

<li>

<a href=\"usb-branding-duplication.aspx\">USB Branding and Duplication</a>

</li>

<li>

<a href=\"usb-gallery.aspx\">USB Gallery</a>

</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>

<h3>

<a href=\"licensing-content.aspx\">Licensing content </a>

</h3>

<h3>Accessibility</h3>

<ul>

<li>

<a href=\"subtitling.aspx\">Subtitling</a>

</li>

</ul>

<h3>Security</h3>

<ul>

<li>

<a href=\"copy-protection.aspx\">Copy Protection</a>

</li>

<li>

<a href=\"forensic-watermarking.aspx\">Forensic Watermarking</a>

</li>

</ul>

<h3>

<a href=\"secure-library-storage.aspx\">Library</a>

</h3>

</li>

</ul>

</div>

</li>

</li>

</li>

<a href=\"contact.aspx\">Contact us</a>

</li>

</ul>

</div>";

return($header);

}

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