Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=14636&edit=1
ID: 14636
Comment by: dobryen_dev at internode dot on dot net
Reported by: kannan at tmsassociates dot com
Summary: Session variables are lost when redirecting to a url
using header() function.
Status: Not a bug
Type: Bug
Package: Session related
Operating System: windows 2000 professional
PHP Version: 4.0.6
Block user comment: N
Private report: N
New Comment:
For anyone learning session variables like myself, it is worth noting that session_start() not only
creates a new session, but it also resumes a current session. I wasn't aware of this when
attempting to do a header redirect and I couldn't figure out why the variables weren't
accessible on the page directed to (I hadn't placed it in the php block that retrieves the
variables).
tl:dr Anyone else learning session variables, try re-reading session_start() in the PHP manual
http://php.net/manual/en/function.session-start.php
Previous Comments:
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[2011-10-26 17:35:08] lukas dot liesis at gmail dot com
this is not a bug!
Just your session vars are lock till all script ends and you cut this by
redirecting to new location. use this:
http://php.net/manual/en/function.session-write-close.php
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[2010-10-18 07:18:56] windlaiden at gmail dot com
I have a user session which only works on the localhost. The session value gets
disappeared when i access over the network. I am doubting whether it is a server
configuration problem.
Did any one face such a problem? If you have a solution I am very much in need.
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[2010-09-29 17:30:16] rasmus@php.net
This issue, as originally reported, was due to an IIS CGI bug described here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q176113/
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[2010-09-29 11:26:06] derik at igroup dot co dot za
I have exactly the same issue but not in all the browsers. Only Safari and Internet Explorer causes
the sessions to disappear. All the other browsers works seamlessly.
I have tried everything mentioned in this thread to try and solve my redirect and AWOL sessions
issue but without any luck.
Running a Centos server with latest php and apache installed. I'm thinking of just scraping the
sessions idea and do a entry in a tmp table in my db.
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[2004-08-12 10:27:37] venky at netkode dot com
Hi,
As i said earlier i have login page which registers session variables and go to the login area where
check.php will check for the session variables. Here i compare old session id stored in session
variable with session_id(). but here initially stored sessionid and session_id() were not equal. It
means browser is generating new id after redirected. Could anyone help me in work around for this.
I am desperately waiting for help over this.
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