[SOLVED] Help Please

[oceans]

Friends,

 

Has any one encountered the following problem:

 

When I open two or more IE windows on the same computer, both the IE windows are NOT starting different session files at my server, the first one starts a file and all uses the same file!

 

Is this normal? I understand that each client should open a unique file right! Even if all the clients are coming from the same PC?

 

I don’t do any thing special, I just simply declare like the following:

 

<?php
ob_start();
session_start();
$_SESSION['SessionVariable01']=0;
?>

 

Got I got to do any setup at my server?

[jitesh]

This Problem is with IE 7 and Mozilla.

 

Right ?

[oceans]

one sec how do I check ver of my ie?

[oceans]

yes here is ie 7

 

[oceans]

Jitesh,

 

Is it a IE problem?

[jitesh]

This is the default behavior of the IE 7 and Mozilla.

 

This is better for you to accept it.

 

The solution is when you first time start session you need to dynamic create and pass session id each time and need to pass session id at each pages and use it to continue with session.

 

The solution is very crucial.

[oceans]

I am open,

 

I am willing to handle it myself

 

I do not know If I would have talked to you earlier on this.

 

Can you please advice the following:

 

The maxlength for session file name.

 

I will create random alphanumeric and name the file, then use the file, but the problem is how would I know if the random named file is already in use?

[jitesh]

At first make empty session direcoroty

 

Then when you create session id follow this

 

$session_id = md5('projectname_'.time());

 

session_id($session_id);

session_start();

[oceans]

As normal I have 1 start page and all links.

 

thus am I right to say

 

the following goes to the first page

$session_id = md5('projectname_'.time());

session_id($session_id);
session_start();

 

the following goes to all the session involved pages

session_start();

[oceans]

I wish to replace "projectname_" with some run time random alphanumeric to make it little more robust it is OK?

 

by the way i noted the used sessions files are littered in the session folder, it is the server's job to clear after timeout or is it my job to clear using my php code?

[oceans]

Jitesh is OFFLINE,

 

Can any one help, thanks...

[jitesh]

Internet was down

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(1) Suppose you are first time starting a session

file : page1.php

$session_id = md5('projectname_'.time()); // when you come to this page in IE 7 and mozilla session id will be diff so session will be different

 

session_id($session_id);

session_start();

 

(2) Now you are redirecting from page1.php to page2.php

location('header:page2.php?session_id?session_id='.$session_id);  // I mean you need to pass session id every where (keep in mind this must be in query. do not send in hidden variable)

At page2.php start session like this.

 

session_id($_REQUEST['session_id']);  // You are using a session which is created at page1.php

session_start();

 

Now i think you will got. what i am saying to do.

[oceans]

Jitesh,

 

I tried your method.

 

(1) Index.php

$session_id = md5('projectname_'.time());

session_id($session_id);
session_start();

 

(2) All other page

session_start();

 

It works well, I do not know is it reliable as I have not done your latest instruction.

 

But in accordence with your latest instructions I have one concern, if I walk from page to page using PHP I can do your instruction what if I walk from page to page via html hyperlink. In my case yes I do both.

 

Please advice, one interesting thing with I used php 4 i did not have this problem, I tried with yahoo, same set of codes.

[jitesh]

I do not think this is related to PHP Version.

[oceans]

I am putting in your new instructions

 

Is it

 

"

location('header:page2.php?session_id?session_id='.$session_id);

 

"

 

or

 

"

header('location: page2.php?session_id='.$session_id);

 

"

[jitesh]

It is better to accept default behaviour of browsers.

 

But still you want to implement then it is ok.

 

By the way i have implemented as a same way i have described in my last project. because it was client requirement.

[oceans]

Jitesh,

 

I have some problem,

 

this is what I did

 

for sending session id to next page(s), I have a chain of page which requires input from previous.

header('location: PageX.php?session_id='.$session_id);

 

in the next page header

$session_id = session_id($_REQUEST['session_id']);

 

then body

header('location: PageX.php?session_id='.$session_id);

 

somthing is wrong can you help.

 

Yes, I want to implement

[jitesh]

next to next page you will get sesssion id through request

$_REQUEST['sesson_id'];

 

 

So make

header('location: PageX.php?session_id='.$_REQUEST['sesson_id']);

or

header('location: PageX.php?session_id='.session_id());

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

 

better advide

 

make

header('location: PageX.php?session_id='.session_id());

every where

 

in anchor tag like this

<a src="test.php?session_id=<?php echo session_id();?>">

 

because

session_id() is PHP API to either set session id or retrive set session id.

[oceans]

Jitesh,

 

Thanks for being with me

 

I have 5 pages,

 

Page 1 in header

$session_id = md5(time());
session_id($session_id);
session_start();

 

Page 1 in body

header('location: Page2.php?session_id='.$session_id);

 

Page 2 in header

session_id($_REQUEST['session_id']);
session_start();

 

Page 2 in body

header('location: Page3.php?session_id='.$session_id);

.

 

Page 3 in header

session_id($_REQUEST['session_id']);
session_start();

 

Page 3 in body

header('location: Page4.php?session_id='.$session_id);

 

 

Page 1 ok, page 2 ok, but in page 3, I get the following:

 

"

Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: The session id contains illegal characters, valid characters are a-z, A-Z, 0-9 and '-,' in C:\wamp\www\Page3.php on line 4

 

"

line 4 is "session_start();"

 

I also noted that one new session file is being created as i walk from page 1 to 3

[jitesh]

change to this in header call

 

header('location: Page2.php?session_id='.session_id());

header('location: Page3.php?session_id='.session_id());

header('location: Page4.php?session_id='.session_id());

header('location: Page5.php?session_id='.session_id());

 

..........................................

[oceans]

Jitesh,

 

I am trying.

[oceans]

I don't know why I am using exectly the same code for all page, but i can transfer data from page 1 to page 2, but not from page from 2 to page 3...

[oceans]

Can any one help me,

 

I AM GOING MAD!!!!!!!

 

Please help. I can't understand why..... ??? :'(

"

ob_start();

session_id($_REQUEST['session_id']);

session_start();

"

 

when I echo later in the body I get different number!!!!!!!!!!

[jitesh]

Attach your coding files.

 

Want to see where are you doing wrong.

[oceans]

Jitesh,

 

I solved, I got the problem when I posted a form, thanks for your warm help!!