This report sounds like a duplicate to me.
I just don't have time to check it now, so just a comment.
I appreciate if repoter check it. Search reports with feedback status
also.
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Yasuo Ohgaki
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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Operating system: windows 2000 professional
> PHP version: 4.0.6
> PHP Bug Type: Session related
> Bug description: Session variables are lost when redirecting to a url using
>header() function.
>
> I have 2 scripts: a script to login a user and set a session variable.
> After checking session_is_registered() I redirect to a url using header().
> The target script checks for the session variable and is not able to find
> it.
>
> If I use href to go to the target page, the session variable is found.
>
> I have reviewed the bugs database, and the solutions reported for similar
> cases do not work for me. The following are portion of the code used:
>
> I tested the code on a Linux server and it works perfectly.
> Thank you.
> Kannan
>
> Environment: Windows 2000, IE 5.5, Linux 4.0.6
>
> Login.php>>
> $db = db_connect();
> $result = mysql_query($query, $db);
> if (mysql_num_rows($result) >0 )
> {
> // if they are in the database register the user id
> $row = mysql_fetch_array($result);
> $suser = $user;
> session_register("suser");
> }
> }
>
> if (session_is_registered("suser"))
> {
> if ($redirect<>"")
> header("location: $redirect");
> // redirect is instantiated with 'members_only.php'
> else {
> echo "You are logged in as: $suser <br>";
> echo "suser: $suser<br>";
> echo "<a href=\"members_only.php\">Members Only</a><br>";
> echo "<a href=\"logout.php\">Log out</a><br>"; // ======= redirect to
> URL ====
> }
> }
> .....
>
> members_only.php>>
> <?
> session_start();
> // check session variable
> echo "Members_only<br>";
> echo "$suser<br>";
> if (session_is_registered("suser"))
> {
> echo "Members Only Page<br>";
> echo "<p>You are logged in as $suser.</p>";
> echo "<p>Members only content goes here</p>";
> echo "<a href=\"login.php\">Back to main page</a>";
> echo "<a href=\"logout.php\">Logout</a>";
> }
> else
> { $redirect = "members_only.php";
> header("location: login.php?redirect=$redirect");
> }
>
> ?>
>
> php.ini>>
> [Session]
> session.save_handler = files
> session.save_path = C:\temp
> session.use_cookies = 1
> session.name = FOO
> session.auto_start = 1
> session.cookie_lifetime = 60
> session.cookie_path = c:\temp
> session.cookie_domain =
> session.serialize_handler = php
> session.gc_probability = 1
> session.gc_maxlifetime = 1440
> session.referer_check =
> session.entropy_length = 0
> session.entropy_file =
> session.cache_limiter = private
> session.cache_expire = 180
> session.use_trans_sid = 1
> url_rewriter.tags = "a=href,area=href,frame=src,input=src,form=fakeentry"
>
>
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Yasuo Ohgaki
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