Problem showing same $_session value in two files

[aladdin249]

Using PHP 4.4.6

in PHP.ini (session area)

Session Support enabled

Registered Save Handelers files user

 

login.php:

<?

session_start();

.. some other php code

      session_start();

        $_SESSION['user_login'] = 1;

        session_register('user_login');

        header ("Location: http://siteAddress/index.php");

.. some other php code

?>

 

in index.php

<?

session_start();

.. some other php code

if (isset($_SESSION["user_login"]) && ($_SESSION["user_login"]) == 1 ) {

  echo 'I am logged on';

} else {

  echo 'I am NOT logged on';

}

.. some other php code

?>

Whet it re-directs to index.php, it always shows me 'I am NOT logged on'

instead of 'I am logged on'

 

Any help? Thanks

 

 

 

 

[revraz]

Remove the 2nd session_start() in login.php, remove session_register('user_login');

In index.php, echo $_SESSION['user_login'], if its empty, check your session save path in your php.ini

Don't direct to a absolute URL like http://siteAddress/index.php, but instead direct to index.php.  If you go to login.php with www.siteAddress.com and it directs to siteAddress.com, they are not the same and the session will be different.

[aladdin249]

ThANKSSSSSSSSSSSSS - it worked

 

A short follow-up Q?

The session-path in php.ini is:

 

session.save_path = ".\"

 

Now I have to check if session works with other files in subdirectories as well.

Would you suggest anything with the path? or any suggestion for the .php files sitting in the subdirectories.

Thanks Again!!!!!

[conker87]

".\" is the current directory, so would changing it to "\" work? Not got much experience with the ini files.

[revraz]

I always make mine a static folder, like phpsessions.

[aladdin249]

It did work for the two files I mentioned above. These two files (login.php, index.php) are in the base dir.

 

But now when I check my $_SESSION in the subdirectory, it is not recognizing??

i.e www.sitename.com/html/anotherfile.php

and login.php, index.php are in the main dir (www.sitename.com)

 

This what I have for php.ini (or provide from the host provider):

[session]

session.save_handler = files

session.save_path = ".\"

session.use_cookies = 1

session.name = PHPSESSID

session.auto_start = 0

session.cookie_lifetime = 0

session.cookie_path = /

session.serialize_handler = php

session.gc_probability = 1

session.gc_divisor    = 1000

session.gc_maxlifetime = 1440

session.bug_compat_42 = 0

session.bug_compat_warn = 1

session.referer_check =

session.entropy_length = 0

session.entropy_file =

session.cache_limiter = nocache

session.cache_expire = 180

session.use_trans_sid = 0

url_rewriter.tags = "a=href,area=href,frame=src,input=src,form=fakeentry"

 

Any idea????

 

 

[wildteen88]

session.save_path should be an absolute path not a relative path. Set the session.save_path directive within the php.ini to:

session.save_path = "C:/php_sessions/

Create the folder php_sessions within the root of the C: drive. Save php.ini and restart your server (Apache or IIS). Retest your scripts and your sessions should work.