#26757 [Opn->Fbk]: session.save_path should default to %TEMP%

ID: 26757 Updated by: wez@php.net Reported By: unknown at simplemachines dot org -Status: Open +Status: Feedback Bug Type: Session related Operating System: Windows PHP Version: 4CVS, 5CVS New Comment: Please try this patch against latest stable CVS: http://www.php.net/~wez/session-files-fix-4.3.diff I also have an equivalent for PHP 5. This is slightly different from your patch, as it doesn't obliterate non file-based session save paths. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-03-29 04:58:24] unknown at simplemachines dot org I'm sorry, I just feel that with 47 votes (as of now) and even a provided working patch, a comment from a developer would be nice. Changing the category to "Session related" in the hopes that it not only will be looked at there, but also will receive some notice. Was previously a "Feature/Change Request". Thanks again, -[Unknown] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-02-17 03:14:45] unknown at simplemachines dot org Maybe someone will read this if I say 4CVS, 5CVS instead of Irrelevant. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-01-14 00:44:48] unknown at simplemachines dot org A diff for a recent cvs version can be found here: http://unknown.network32.net/php_session_save_path_diff.txt This diff has the following affects: - any call to session_start() or session_save_path() will set the setting to the Windows/*nix temporary directory, unless it's otherwise specified. - if ini_get('session.save_path') is called before this happens, it will return an empty string; afterward, it will return the path used. I have tested this on Windows 2003 Server, in ISAPI/CGI, with and without using user-defined session functions. It should work on Linux/Unix as well, although I haven't had a chance to recompile PHP on any Linux/Unix machine with this patch. It uses the same method to get the path that upload_tmp_dir uses, however. Thank you, -[Unknown] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-12-31 15:19:49] unknown at simplemachines dot org Description: ------------ I would like to request that, much like upload_tmp_dir, PHP be changed so that session.save_path defaults to the system's default temp directory. The reason for this is simple; countless times, people on Windows machines have problems with sessions because they do not set the path in php.ini. (even with how documented it is.) I mean - I am a developer for forum software, and more than half of the reported installation problems are caused by this one issue alone. Thus, with this change, php.ini-dist and php.ini-recommended could have no path set by default, and it would work fine on both operating systems without any changes. I realize this is basically a dupe of bug 25574, but in that case, the reporter misread the manual. I am asking that it be changed to work. http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=25574 Thank you, Unknown W. Brackets ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=26757&edit=1