#39284 [Opn->Fbk]: sessions start with javascript in header causes refresh to not work in IE 7

ID: 39284 Updated by: tony2001@php.net Reported By: paul dot visco at roswellpark dot org -Status: Open +Status: Feedback Bug Type: Session related Operating System: Windows Server 2003 PHP Version: 5.1.6 New Comment: Please explain why do you think it's a problem of PHP, not IE7. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-10-27 18:39:02] paul dot visco at roswellpark dot org Description: ------------ Pages using PHP sessions and external javascript in the head portion of the html document and which served from IIS 6 to IE 7 are not refreshing properly (displays blank on refresh). I have a full description of it here including the minimal source to create the error. Description, source and work arounds that may shed light on the problem: http://durge.roswellpark.org/ie7Bugs/ I think it has to do with IIS not reporting Content-Length because if I buffer all output till the end, set Content-Length header and then echo buffer to client it works. e.g. work around http://durge.roswellpark.org/ie7Bugs/sourceWithOutputBuffering.php Reproduce code: --------------- Source with description: http://durge.roswellpark.org/ie7Bugs/ <?php session_start(); ?><html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="javascript.js"></script> <title>IE 7 false content-length - refresh bug demo</title> </head> <body> <h1>IE 7 Content-Length Bugs</h1> <p>This will not show up on refrrsh when served from IIS 6 with PHP 5.1.6 to IE 7.</p> </body> </html> Expected result: ---------------- The page should display the text on load and on refresh. Actual result: -------------- The page does not refresh properly when served from IIS 6 to IE 7. Look fine on first load, but appears intermittently blank on refresh. Works fine in firefox and IE 6. it only happens when there ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=39284&edit=1