[SOLVED] session error

[Jay2391]

I had this code on session_test.php and i created a session_test2.php
to check that the session will continue. The same code is on session_test and
session _test2

Code:

<?php
session_start();

    if($_SESSION['session_var'] == "skipLogin"){
          echo $_SESSION['fname'];
  echo "<br>--ACTIVE--";
   
 
    }else{
          echo "You stinky";
    }

?>

Error:

Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at C:\XAMPP\xampp\htdocs\MDO\session_test2.php:2) in C:\XAMPP\xampp\htdocs\MDO\session_test2.php on line 3

[wildteen88]

You have output on line2 in session_test2.php

Is <?php on line 1 in session_test2.php and there is nothing before <?php

Is there anything before <?php or if its not on line 1 then that is why.

[kenrbnsn]

The session_start() function [b][color=red]must[/color][/b] come before any output is sent to the browser. Is there anything before the "<?php"?

Ken

[Jay2391]

got it thanks

[Jay2391]

BTW that was pretty dumb for PHP to do but i guess it make sence to them

[wildteen88]

its not PHP whos dumb. Its to do with how the http protocol works. Read up on http headers to see how they work.