Re: session.save_path

PHP as an apache module requires the php.ini file. Look harder and you will find it somewhere. session.save_path is the file on the server where sessions are stored. It has nothing to do with the client machine. Fred Jonathan Duncan <jonathan@nacnud.com> wrote in message news:20011128232947.15782.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > I am reading a book that refers to changing the value of an option in my > php.ini file. I am using a virual server running FreeBSD which already has > PHP4 installed and I assume they opted not to install it using the php.ini > option, hence it does not exist. It is installed as an Apache module, > therefore I assume that I add any options and their values to the httpd.conf > file. Anyone disagree with me on this? > > Now to my real question, this book I am reading suggests that I change the > value of "session.save_path" from the default "/tmp" to be "/Windows/temp". > I am assuming that this "session.save_path" option saves session information > on the end users computer in the directory specified. If this is the case, > and I do specify "/Windows/temp" won't this cause problems for people who > are not browsing my site with a Windows machine? If so, is there a way to > save session information just cookies are saved by going to the default > location for cookies so that all platforms are compatible? > > Thank you in advance, > Jonathan Duncan > >