sessions expiring from page to page

[SCook]

I just installed a site on a client's server.  I'm using a session based login, and have the session_start() at the top of the pages I need.  However, when I first log in, the session variables I register are all there, but when I click on any page, they are gone.  Does anyone have a clue as to what might be set that's cuasing this?  Thanks.

[revraz]

Couple of things can cause this:

 

In the PHP.INI, verify the Session Save path is correct.

 

Make sure you use a String in your $_SESSION["array"] and not something like $_SESSION["1"]

[SCook]

Well, what should the session path be, and you said use a string in teh array but not $_SESSION["1"], do you mean not the 1 or the "1".  Because that's a string.  That's what I do, for example:

$_SESSION["userID"] = "something";

[revraz]

Do not have it as just a number, for some reason it will clear out the session variable on another page, make sure there is a alpha in there.  Try it and see.

 

Session path (for my webserver) has to include the entire path to my area on my webhost.  Sometimes this goes a few folders before HTDOCS (again, this depends on your webhost).

 

Try it with a String first (like "test") and see if that works before you get into the php.ini file.

 

If the String works, you know it has to do with the number.

[SCook]

Well, here's what I do.  I do a print_r() with the session array.  After logging in, all the values I set are there.  Then when I click another button, the array prints up empty.  All array keys are strings, I don't use numbers, like you said, you can't.  As for the path, it's /tmp.  That should be okay.  I tell ya', this is a brain twiser.  I might have to contact the server directly

[rajivgonsalves]

well then some code would help

 

also try at the end of your page and see if it would make any difference

 

http://php.net/manual/en/function.session-write-close.php

[revraz]

It's not ok if you don't have rights to the /tmp path on the root of the server.

 

The location should be somewhere you can actually get to.

 

As for the path, it's /tmp.  That should be okay.