Re: [PHP] Quick session question
Hi Mari, I used "localhost" as a substitute for the real url. My mistake I should've told you guys. Thanks anyway for your input. Danny >On Jun 24 10, Mari Masuda : > > Maybe you need to change > > $_SESSION['server'] = "http://localhost/~user/new_project"; ; > > to be not localhost. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Quick session question [SOLVED]
Hi Guys, Thanks to all of you who helped me with my problem. I can now continue with my life :) . I'm happy and the customer is happy ... Thank you once again. Danny -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Quick session question
Hi Jim, I followed Gaurav's tips on creating a "folder" to store the session info in and it got solved. I can now catch the session variables but I got A LOT of "include()" file errors which was solved by following your suggestion on expanding my URL's. Thank You Danny >On Jun 24 10, Jim Lucas : > > Nothing looks to be wrong with the session initiation code. The problem is > more > the likely the calls to include a remote file. Basically, to expand your > variables out, you would be doing this: > > include ( 'http://localhost/~user/new_project/sql/sql_dflts.inc' ) ; > include ( 'http://localhost/~user/new_project/fnc/fnc_include_dir.inc' ) ; > > If your php.ini settings are stock, then the problem is with the > allow_url_include directive. It is set to "0" by default. > > See here: http://us3.php.net/manual/en/filesystem.configuration.php > > Change that setting to '1' and restart your web server, then you should be > good > to go. > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Quick session question
Hi Gaurav,
Creating a "local" folder solved the problem. I can now catch the session
varaibles.
I think that I am too familiar with setting up everything on a local server and
forgot that there are "other" things to consider when you work on the internet.
Thank You
Danny
>On Jun 25 10, Gaurav Kumar :
> 2. Check on the server that are the sessions really getting saved on the
> server?
> 3. Now in case you do not have access to a sessions folder on the server then
> set the session folder name/path to the folder (a new one) you can have access
> to (may be root of your ftp) using session_save_path('/httpdocs/
> 'your-domain-folder/new-session-folder) (provide read/write permission) before
> session_start() in index.php or common header include file. This
> session_save_path() should be declared on every file on the top.
>
> Try the above and let me know if it works.
>
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Re: [PHP] Quick session question
Danny wrote: > Thanks Ashley and Jim, > >> When you say 'sessions did not work' what do you mean? Sessions aren't being >> created? You can't access session variables? You need to be a bit more >> specific >> about the issue. > > Sorry, here is an explanation: > > The project I uploaded for a customer is a "stock ordering" web-app that they > used > on their local intranet for a year or so, but now they want this same web-app > to > be available globally. > > I thought that it would work "out-the-box" on the internet but it doesn't. On > their local-lan I am able to do some (advanced) login checks with sessions > with no > problem, like I said, it has been workng for a year or so now. Also, the same > login sequence I use here I also use in my other intranet web-apps. > > However, when I uploaded this project and I log on, I just get a blank screen > after the login checks are done and it is supposed to take me to the logged-in > start page. Regarding the blank page, in your php.ini file turn on display_errors and error_reporting error_reporting = E_ALL display_errors = On This will make sure that PHP tells you all the errors that are possibly being generated. > > That is why I say that somehow my sessions are not "carried over" or "caught" > by php. > > Thanks for the comments on my session initialization, if there is not really > anything that should be changed, then I will leave it like it is. > > Just one more thing, should I always expand the URL's to an absolute path > instead of using a session variable like I do? > > Thnks again guys > > Danny > -- Jim Lucas A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top-posting. Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)? A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Quick session question
Danny,
I just read the email trail regarding your problem.
The very first thing-
1. Session are stored as a file on the server in a folder. Check that the
folder has read/*write* permission. (/tmp/ folder)
2. Check on the server that are the sessions really getting saved on the
server?
3. Now in case you do not have access to a sessions folder on the server
then set the session folder name/path to the folder (a new one) you can have
access to (may be root of your ftp) using
session_save_path('/httpdocs/'your-domain-folder/new-session-folder)
(provide read/write permission) before session_start() in index.php or
common header include file. This session_save_path() should be declared on
every file on the top.
Try the above and let me know if it works.
Thanks,
Gaurav Kumar
http://blog.OsWebStudio.Com
On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 7:54 PM, Danny wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I always start new projects with the following session code-snippet:
> (In other words this is how I initialize my sessions in the index.php
> file.)
>
> ### START CODE SNIPPET
>
> session_start();
>setcookie(session_name(),"",0,"/");
>unset($_COOKIE[session_name()]);
>$_SESSION = array();
>session_unset();
>session_destroy();
>
>session_start();
>
>
>/// Define some $_SESSION variables
>$_SESSION['sessionid'] = session_id() ;
>$_SESSION['server'] =
> "http://localhost/~user/new_project"
> ;
>$_SESSION['sql_dflts'] = $_SESSION['server']."/sql/sql_dflts.inc" ;
>$_SESSION['remoteaddr'] = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] ;
>$_SESSION['remotehost'] = gethostbyaddr ( $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] )
> ;
>
>/// Include Files
>include ( $_SESSION['sql_dflts'] ) ;
>include ( $_SESSION['server']."/fnc/fnc_include_dir.inc" ) ;
>$var_include_dir = include_dir ( "fnc" ) ;
>
> ?>
> ### END CODE SNIPPET
> #
>
> All of the projects I have done so far were for business intranet purposes
> and
> it worked fine. But last week I uploaded another project to the internet
> and my
> sessions did not work.
>
> I have been using it this way since v4.0 (I think, anyway since a LONG time
> ago), but now I think it is a bit outdated and needs some kind of revision.
> Is
> this still sufficient or can you guys give some tips on a more "updated"
> way of
> starting my sessions?
>
> My php.ini file is stock-standard. I am running version 5.2.6-1 with apache
> 2.2.9 on a Debian 5.04 machine.
>
> Thank You
>
> Danny
>
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Re: [PHP] Quick session question
On Jun 24, 2010, at 9:09 AM, Danny wrote: > Thanks Ashley and Jim, > >> When you say 'sessions did not work' what do you mean? Sessions aren't being >> created? You can't access session variables? You need to be a bit more >> specific >> about the issue. > > Sorry, here is an explanation: > > The project I uploaded for a customer is a "stock ordering" web-app that they > used > on their local intranet for a year or so, but now they want this same web-app > to > be available globally. > > I thought that it would work "out-the-box" on the internet but it doesn't. On > their local-lan I am able to do some (advanced) login checks with sessions > with no > problem, like I said, it has been workng for a year or so now. Also, the same > login sequence I use here I also use in my other intranet web-apps. > > However, when I uploaded this project and I log on, I just get a blank screen > after the login checks are done and it is supposed to take me to the logged-in > start page. > > That is why I say that somehow my sessions are not "carried over" or "caught" > by php. > > Thanks for the comments on my session initialization, if there is not really > anything that should be changed, then I will leave it like it is. > > Just one more thing, should I always expand the URL's to an absolute path > instead of using a session variable like I do? > > Thnks again guys > > Danny > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > Maybe you need to change $_SESSION['server'] = "http://localhost/~user/new_project"; ; to be not localhost. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Quick session question
Thanks Ashley and Jim, > When you say 'sessions did not work' what do you mean? Sessions aren't being > created? You can't access session variables? You need to be a bit more > specific > about the issue. Sorry, here is an explanation: The project I uploaded for a customer is a "stock ordering" web-app that they used on their local intranet for a year or so, but now they want this same web-app to be available globally. I thought that it would work "out-the-box" on the internet but it doesn't. On their local-lan I am able to do some (advanced) login checks with sessions with no problem, like I said, it has been workng for a year or so now. Also, the same login sequence I use here I also use in my other intranet web-apps. However, when I uploaded this project and I log on, I just get a blank screen after the login checks are done and it is supposed to take me to the logged-in start page. That is why I say that somehow my sessions are not "carried over" or "caught" by php. Thanks for the comments on my session initialization, if there is not really anything that should be changed, then I will leave it like it is. Just one more thing, should I always expand the URL's to an absolute path instead of using a session variable like I do? Thnks again guys Danny -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Quick session question
Danny wrote: > Hi guys, > > I always start new projects with the following session code-snippet: > (In other words this is how I initialize my sessions in the index.php file.) > > ### START CODE SNIPPET > >session_start(); > setcookie(session_name(),"",0,"/"); > unset($_COOKIE[session_name()]); > $_SESSION = array(); > session_unset(); > session_destroy(); > > session_start(); > > > /// Define some $_SESSION variables > $_SESSION['sessionid'] = session_id() ; > $_SESSION['server'] = "http://localhost/~user/new_project"; ; > $_SESSION['sql_dflts'] = $_SESSION['server']."/sql/sql_dflts.inc" ; > $_SESSION['remoteaddr'] = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] ; > $_SESSION['remotehost'] = gethostbyaddr ( $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] ) ; > > /// Include Files > include ( $_SESSION['sql_dflts'] ) ; > include ( $_SESSION['server']."/fnc/fnc_include_dir.inc" ) ; > $var_include_dir = include_dir ( "fnc" ) ; > > ?> > ### END CODE SNIPPET # > > All of the projects I have done so far were for business intranet purposes and > it worked fine. But last week I uploaded another project to the internet and > my > sessions did not work. > > I have been using it this way since v4.0 (I think, anyway since a LONG time > ago), but now I think it is a bit outdated and needs some kind of revision. Is > this still sufficient or can you guys give some tips on a more "updated" way > of > starting my sessions? > > My php.ini file is stock-standard. I am running version 5.2.6-1 with apache > 2.2.9 on a Debian 5.04 machine. Nothing looks to be wrong with the session initiation code. The problem is more the likely the calls to include a remote file. Basically, to expand your variables out, you would be doing this: include ( 'http://localhost/~user/new_project/sql/sql_dflts.inc' ) ; include ( 'http://localhost/~user/new_project/fnc/fnc_include_dir.inc' ) ; If your php.ini settings are stock, then the problem is with the allow_url_include directive. It is set to "0" by default. See here: http://us3.php.net/manual/en/filesystem.configuration.php Change that setting to '1' and restart your web server, then you should be good to go. > > Thank You > > Danny > -- Jim Lucas A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top-posting. Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)? A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Quick session question
On Thu, 2010-06-24 at 16:24 +0200, Danny wrote: > Hi guys, > > I always start new projects with the following session code-snippet: > (In other words this is how I initialize my sessions in the index.php file.) > > ### START CODE SNIPPET > >session_start(); > setcookie(session_name(),"",0,"/"); > unset($_COOKIE[session_name()]); > $_SESSION = array(); > session_unset(); > session_destroy(); > > session_start(); > > > /// Define some $_SESSION variables > $_SESSION['sessionid'] = session_id() ; > $_SESSION['server'] = "http://localhost/~user/new_project"; ; > $_SESSION['sql_dflts'] = $_SESSION['server']."/sql/sql_dflts.inc" ; > $_SESSION['remoteaddr'] = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] ; > $_SESSION['remotehost'] = gethostbyaddr ( $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] ) ; > > /// Include Files > include ( $_SESSION['sql_dflts'] ) ; > include ( $_SESSION['server']."/fnc/fnc_include_dir.inc" ) ; > $var_include_dir = include_dir ( "fnc" ) ; > > ?> > ### END CODE SNIPPET # > > All of the projects I have done so far were for business intranet purposes and > it worked fine. But last week I uploaded another project to the internet and > my > sessions did not work. > > I have been using it this way since v4.0 (I think, anyway since a LONG time > ago), but now I think it is a bit outdated and needs some kind of revision. Is > this still sufficient or can you guys give some tips on a more "updated" way > of > starting my sessions? > > My php.ini file is stock-standard. I am running version 5.2.6-1 with apache > 2.2.9 on a Debian 5.04 machine. > > Thank You > > Danny > >From the looks of it, any values that you add to the session are forgotten again the next time this code is called because of your use of session_unset() and session_destory(). Generally these functions are only used if you are closing the session. When you say 'sessions did not work' what do you mean? Sessions aren't being created? You can't access session variables? You need to be a bit more specific about the issue. Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
[PHP] Quick session question
Hi guys, I always start new projects with the following session code-snippet: (In other words this is how I initialize my sessions in the index.php file.) ### START CODE SNIPPET http://localhost/~user/new_project"; ; $_SESSION['sql_dflts'] = $_SESSION['server']."/sql/sql_dflts.inc" ; $_SESSION['remoteaddr'] = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] ; $_SESSION['remotehost'] = gethostbyaddr ( $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] ) ; /// Include Files include ( $_SESSION['sql_dflts'] ) ; include ( $_SESSION['server']."/fnc/fnc_include_dir.inc" ) ; $var_include_dir = include_dir ( "fnc" ) ; ?> ### END CODE SNIPPET # All of the projects I have done so far were for business intranet purposes and it worked fine. But last week I uploaded another project to the internet and my sessions did not work. I have been using it this way since v4.0 (I think, anyway since a LONG time ago), but now I think it is a bit outdated and needs some kind of revision. Is this still sufficient or can you guys give some tips on a more "updated" way of starting my sessions? My php.ini file is stock-standard. I am running version 5.2.6-1 with apache 2.2.9 on a Debian 5.04 machine. Thank You Danny -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
