#38104 [Asn->Bgs]: session_start()/session_write_close() creates multiple session cookies headers

ID: 38104 Updated by: iliaa@php.net Reported By: m dot v dot veluw dot smscity at gmail dot com -Status: Assigned +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Session related Operating System: any PHP Version: 5.1.4 Assigned To: sas New Comment: Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php Session is created every time you call session_start(). If you want to avoid multiple cookie, write better code. Multiple session_start() especially for the same names in the same script seems like a really bad idea. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-07-14 10:23:58] m dot v dot veluw dot smscity at gmail dot com Description: ------------ When using session_start() and session_write_close() with the same session id/name will add multiple session cookies with the exact same contents everytime session_start is used. This is useless overhead if it is the same. Reproduce code: --------------- session_name('uniqueName1'); session_start(); $_SESSION['Foo1'] = 'Bar1'; session_write_close(); session_name('uniqueName2'); session_start(); $_SESSION['Foo2'] = 'Bar2'; session_write_close(); session_name('uniqueName1'); session_start(); $sessionValue = $_SESSION['Foo1']; print $sessionValue; session_write_close(); session_name('uniqueName2'); session_start(); $sessionValue = $_SESSION['Foo2']; print $sessionValue; session_write_close(); Expected result: ---------------- just 1 session cookie header for uniqueName1. just 1 session cookie header for uniqueName2. Actual result: -------------- 2 session cookie headers for uniqueName1, where both are exactly the same 2 session cookie headers for uniqueName2, where both are exactly the same ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=38104&edit=1