PHP 4.0 Bug #7477: Session Write Failure

From: tim.parkin@didio.com Operating system: Solaris 8 PHP version: 4.0.3 PHP Bug Type: *Session related Bug description: Session Write Failure I am having major problems getting a custom session handler (oci8 based) to work in php-4.0.2 and php-4.0.3. I have set session.save_handler=user in the php.ini file and it registers in phpinfo(). I have also set the module_name specifically using : session_module_name('user'); The problem is that the write function does not work. I have seen many posts showing the same problem (admittedly some of them are a result of not setting save_handler) and as yet have found no 'official' response. This seems to have been around since 4.0.1pl2. I have tried printing from the write function and also writing to a file whilst presuming that the session write is not called till after the page has finished processing. This is a major blow to a project we are working on. We can find ways around this but it has knocked our confidence in PHP somewhat. A prompt reply would be greatly appreciated. dev environment Sun Sparce Ultra 5 Solaris 8 APACHE-1.3.12 ./configure --with-layout=Apache --prefix=/usr/local/apache --enable-module=so --enable-module=rewrite --enable-module=log_referer --enable-module=info --enable-module=status --add-module=src/modules/standard/mod_rewrite.c --add-module=src/modules/standard/mod_log_referer.c --add-module=src/modules/standard/mod_info.c --add-module=src/modules/standard/mod_status.c --enable-shared=max --server-uid=oracle --server-gid=dba PHP-4.0.2 ./configure --with-apxs=/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs --enable-track-vars=yes --enable-bcmatch=yes --enable-memory-limit=yes --enable-magic-quotes=yes --enable-trans-sid=yes --enable-nodebug=yes --with-oci8=$ORACLE_HOME/lib--with-oracle=$ORACLE_HOME/lib --without-mysql --enable-libgcc Tim Parkin Web Development Manager Didio Communications oci_session_handler is avaialable on request although the normal test handler fails to write also ie.. <?php function open ($save_path, $session_name) { echo "open ($save_path, $session_name)\n"; return true; } function close () { echo "close\n"; return true; } function read ($key) { echo "read ($key)\n"; return "foo|i:1;"; } function write ($key, $val) { echo "write ($key, $val)\n"; // Test to see if output to page is failing due to write being executed after user output is finished $fp = fopen("temp",w); fwrite($fp,"write ($key, $val)",4096); fclose($fp); return true; } function destroy ($key) { return true; } function gc ($maxlifetime) { return true; } session_set_save_handler ("open", "close", "read", "write", "destroy", "gc"); ?> Thanks php.ini ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ; Data Handling ; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; variables_order = "EGPCS" register_globals = On register_argc_argv = On track_vars = On gpc_order = "GPC" ; Magic quotes magic_quotes_gpc = On magic_quotes_runtime = On magic_quotes_sybase = Off ; automatically add files before or after any PHP document auto_prepend_file = auto_append_file = -- Edit Bug report at: http://bugs.php.net/?id=7477&edit=1