$_SESSION question

[gevensen]

I just got through a server problem with a variable named $_SESSION['id']

What would happen was when I loaded a mysql request with id in it (usually what i name the main key in a table)

it would overwrite the value in the $_SESSION without specifically asking it to ie $_SESSION['id']=$id;

This was on an acenet server

I have the same thing on a bluehost server and wampserver and never had a problem

What I did on acenet was rename $_SESSION['id'] when declaring it to $_SESSION['usernumber'] and all my issues stopped

 

Anyone know why?

 

Is it a acenet problem?

 

My problem is fixed im just wondering if anyone has had a similar issue?????

[xyph]

Probably the register_globals setting.

 

http://php.net/manual/en/security.globals.php

[cpd]

I'm assuming you mean the company Acenet? They use an Apache web server so you could cross reference the php ini on each web server and see if anything.s different.

 

If not its likely to be your code.

[gevensen]

no i went thru it with a fine tooth comb so to speak

I was definately not resetting the session

This drove me nuts for about 2 months

I finally had the time today to sit down and track it down

The crazy thing was not everyone was affected.

I shared the desktop of a person in Oklahoma and watched them go thru it a few min ago

and it seems to be working perfect now

This person was having major issues

Go figure....

[gevensen]

the server they are leasing as register global on, that was the issue