#25894 [Opn->Bgs]: session_start() sending a cookie every time

From: Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 12:33:03 +0000
Subject: #25894 [Opn->Bgs]: session_start() sending a cookie every time
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 ID:               25894
 Updated by:       sniper@php.net
 Reported By:      tom at scl dot co dot uk
-Status:           Open
+Status:           Bogus
 Bug Type:         Session related
 Operating System: Linux 2.4.18
 PHP Version:      4.3.3
 New Comment:

This is by design. Cookie lifetime would not work very well otherwise.




Previous Comments:
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[2003-10-17 05:32:08] tom at scl dot co dot uk

Description:
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The session_start() function seems to be sending the session cookie to
the browser every time, even if the browser has already got a cookie
and has submitted it to the script.

This, along with being a pretty pointless thing to do, also makes it
imposible to delete a session cookie after the session_start() has been
called as all the browsers I have tried this with seem to ignore a
request to delete a cookie if the same cookie has been set before hand
in the same request.

Reproduce code:
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<?php
session_start();
?>

Expected result:
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The cookie would be sent to the browser the first time you run the
script but all following requests should not send a cookie to the
browser because it has already got it.

Actual result:
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A cookie is sent to the browser one every request for the page.


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