Re: include() and sessions

Hey Chris, sorry - I only included it on this list because of the server timeout thing. When I pass the session id and name my server hangs on the include. I thought it might be pertinent. > Also, as a guess to your problem, when you include a resource by URL, you are > going to receive the same output that a browser would (when you view source), > so any PHP code in that resource is going to be executed prior to receipt. If > this is a local file, you should use the filesystem path instead. For example: > include '/home/lindsey/public_html/foo.php'; > > instead of: > > include 'http://www.example.org/~lindsey/foo.php'; This is correct, I want the code to be executed. Specifically, I want to pass GET variables along with the include that are not the same as the current state of the GET variables on the page I'm calling include from. > If you must use a URL and you want to retain session, you will have to pass > your session identifier on the URL. (see above) > Chris > > --- Lindsey Simon <lsimon@commoner.com> wrote: > > I have a situation involving my session and an include(). > > > > I'm trying to include() a page using the full path. My session is > > registered and I can verify all is well with it. I want to retain the > > session from within the page I'm including. > > > > So: > > > > I'm pasting my code here (please ignore the variables except the session > > stuff at the end. > > > > $this_URL = $URL . "index.php?modu=display_shots&show_ident=" . > > $_REQUEST['select_ident'] . "&select_ident=" . > > $_REQUEST['select_ident'] > > .. "&noheader=1&nofooter=1&no_print_link=1&add_record=1&" . > > session_name() . "=" . session_id(); > > include($this_URL); > > > > my webserver just hangs and I have to restart it in order to get any > > more pages from anywhere on the server. > > > > I've tested this in 4.2.3 and 4.3. > > > > Is my syntax correct in terms of what I should append to the > > URL when include()ing it? I'm basing it on what I read about passing SID > > (which I can't use since it's returning empty on the page where I have > > the include() line) > > > > Thanks for your help, > > -l