#37935 [NEW]: Session variables not being passed

From: euthdc at cox dot net Operating system: Windows XP Pro SP2 PHP version: 5.1.4 PHP Bug Type: Session related Bug description: Session variables not being passed Description: ------------ System: Apache 2.0.58 PHP 5.1.4 Windows XP Pro SP2 PHP.ini changes: short_open_tag = On upload_tmp_dir = C:\php\uploadtemp session.save_path = "C:\php\sessions" Problem: Session variables not being passed. Reproduce code: --------------- <? session_start(); if (isset($_POST['username'])) { $_SESSION = $_POST; } if ($_SESSION['username'] != "myuser" OR $_SESSION['password'] != "mypass") { print "<form enctype=\"multipart/form-data\" method=\"post\" action=\"".$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']."\"> <input type=\"Text\" name=\"username\"><BR><input type=\"Password\" name=\"password\"><BR><input type=\"Submit\" value=\"Login\"> </form>"; die(); } ?> You are logged in!<BR> You will clear the $_SESSION variable by clicking <a href="<?=$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']?>">here</a>. Expected result: ---------------- Once logged in, the page should look identical before and after clicking the link. Actual result: -------------- Once logged in, clicking the link requires you to login again because the $_SESSION variable is not being passed. -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=37935&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37935&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37935&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37935&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37935&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37935&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37935&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37935&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37935&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37935&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37935&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37935&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37935&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37935&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37935&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37935&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37935&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37935&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37935&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37935&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37935&r=mysqlcfg