ok - no cookie exists... I have Netscape set to accept all cookies. I'm wondering if it is in my link, or if it is a configuration error somewhere. here is a copy of the session options from my php.ini (as copied from Zend Server Center)
Session data handler files Session save path/tmp Use cookies to store session ID On Session name DomIntCom Session auto start Off Cookie lifetime0 Cookie path /tmp Cookie domain xxx.xxx.xxx Session handler for serializing data php Garbage collection probability 1 Maximum lifetime of data 1440 HTTP referrer check Empty Session entropy length 0 Session entropy file /dev/urandom Session cache control method nocache Session cache expiration 180 Session use transient sid transport On "Chris Shiflett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Jeff, > > My apologies then. Somehow your response never arrived. It is still best > to always "reply all" for things like this. You get the benefit of > hearing several people's perspectives, and you also potentially help > others who have the same question now or who may have it in the future > (and check the list archives). > > Anyway, back to your problem ... > > Jeff Bluemel wrote: > > >what I mean by this is it was my understanding when reading the sessions > >doc's that there was a way to for the system to use a stored system ID > >stored in an SID, but the information wouldn't be sent to the browser, but > >be stored in a cookie. > > > > Cookies are stored on the client, so they are also sent to the browser. > > Basically, the unique identifier (e.g., PHPSESSID) must be provided by > the Web client in order for it to be associated with previous requests. > The two most common methods of this are for it to send this information > in a cookie (there is a Cookie header in the HTTP request) or as part of > the query string in a URL (such as > http://www.example.org/index.php?PHPSESSID=123456789) that it is requesting. > > >>With use_trans_sid set, PHP is going to append the session ID to the URL > >>of links, etc., on: > >> > >> > >I tried setting the user_trans_sid = 0, but it still will not use a cookie. > >it doesn't appear to change anything when I play with these settings. > > > > Right. I was explaining (poorly looking back) what the use_trans_sid > does. Basically, the idea is that the developer doesn't have to worry > about how the unique identifier is passed back. This is the "easiest" > way to use session management, because it is transparent for the most > part. PHP will try both cookie and URL methods to maintain the unique > identifier, and it will use only a cookie once it can determine that the > client supports them. > > You are having a problem, it sounds like, with the Web client *not* > sending back the cookie in subsequent requests. Thus, use_trans_sid will > append the unique identifier to the URL every time, as it believes the > client to not be supporting cookies (which might just be your problem). > When you combine this with use_only_cookies (sp?), you are basically > telling PHP to ignore the unique identifier if it is sent on the URL. > Thus, it is not receiving the cookie, and it is being instructed to not > use the URL variable. It has no way to identify the client and maintain > state. > > Your problem boils down to one thing: the cookie is not getting passed > back. Focus on this initially. Make sure your Web browser is accepting > the cookie (you can configure most browsers to warn you before accepting > a cookie, so that you can be certain it is being set), and try to make > sure your PHP script is receiving the cookie like it thinks it should > be. For example, if the cookie is named PHPSESSID, try this: > > <? > echo "cookie is [" . $_COOKIE["PHPSESSID"] . "]<br>"; > ?> > > If ths cookie is blank (e.g., "cookie is []"), you have identified your > problem. Hopefully this will help you solve it. > > Happy hacking. > > Chris > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
