$_SESSION value not being set IE ONLY

[BoarderLine]

PHP 5.3.3

 

I am trying to redirect a user (currently logged in) to a page where they are able to edit a posted comment.

 

To keep things secure I am using a forms hidden input value to pass the {postID} to a redirect page

 

<form name="post_edit" method="post" action="post-edit-redirect.php" >	
<input type="hidden" name="local" id="local" value="<?php echo $row_rsPosts['postID']; ?>" />
<input type="image" src="../imgs/managepost.png" name="submit" />
</form>

 

On the redirect page (simplified below) I am setting the {postID} in a SESSION before redirecting to the user to the page to edit their post with the new $_SESSION val for {postID} set.

 

session_start();
$id = $_REQUEST['local'];
$_SESSION['postID']=$id;
header("Location: edit-post.php");

 

This is working fine in every browser except IE (some one please just put an end to it), where when the edit-post.php page is reached the $_SESSION['postID'] is empty.  If I regenerate the session ID from the redirect page as below IE then sets the SESSION ok.

 

session_start();
session_regenerate_id();
$id = $_REQUEST['local'];
$_SESSION['postID']=$id;
header("Location: edit-post.php");

 

However there should be no need to do this and would rather not if there is no need.

 

Any help on why IE is not setting the SESSION is appreciated, and I hope I am not covering old ground here however I am unable to find a solution anywhere. - Cheers

[ManiacDan]

Sessions are based on cookies.  Check your cookie settings.

[BoarderLine]

Here are my settings, which seem to have worked well up till now:

 

Session Support enabled

Registered save handlers files user

Registered serializer handlers php php_binary wddx

 

Directive Local Value Master Value

session.auto_start On On

session.bug_compat_42 Off Off

session.bug_compat_warn Off Off

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 /var/lib/php/session /var/lib/php/session

session.serialize_handler php php

session.use_cookies On On

session.use_only_cookies On On

session.use_trans_sid 0 0

 

[BoarderLine]

Also if my cookie settings were not correct then other browsers would also fall over on this....  No no,  I am now convinced that the reason that this is not working is because IE is S#*t.

[cgsmith105]

BoarderLine,

 

Why are you using sessions for an 'Edit Post' feature?

 

Did you do a var_dump() on $_SESSION and $_REQUEST?

 

Can we see more code?

[ManiacDan]

Check your cookie settings in internet explorer.