PHP 4.0 Bug #8382: re-sending http header due to session_start()

From: jmessner@neo.rr.com Operating system: Mandrake 7.1 PHP version: 4.0.2 PHP Bug Type: *Session related Bug description: re-sending http header due to session_start() This related to bug #7877, which was said not to be a bug, and that you must session_start() before any html gets sent so that the cookie gets sent before the html header. Otherwise, calling session_start() gives the error messages stated in #7877. At least in 4.0.2, I have found that you cannot even have so much as one blank line in your php file before your <?php tag, or else the initial header gets sent and start_session() fails. You MUST have <?php as the absolute very first bytes of your file. This should either be fixed, or at least well documented. The docs don't say anything about the importance of start_session() being called immediately, nor do they say anywhere that if you have any blank lines before your <?php tag that it will then be too late to start a session. -- Edit Bug report at: http://bugs.php.net/?id=8382&edit=1