RE: [PHP] sessions trouble

Is your version of PHP new enough to support the new $_SESSION[] array? If it is not, use $HTTP_SESSION_VARS[]. > -----Original Message----- > From: Leston Drake [mailto:ldrake@lpsoftware.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 12:29 PM > To: Johnson, Kirk > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP] sessions trouble > > > > I have register_globals=Off (which is what I prefer to program for). > But if I change register_globals to On, and use the > session_register() > function, it works. > With register_globals Off, using $_SESSION doesn't work. > I thought that $_SESSION would work regardless of whether > register_globals > was On or Off. > > At 12:19 PM 6/18/2002, you wrote: > >Check the register_globals setting in php.ini. It looks like > it is "on" on > >the problem server. If so, then you have two choices: > >1. Turn it "off" > >2. Change your code to this style: > > > >session_start(); > >$node = 10.2; > >session_register('node'); > >echo $node; > > > >Kirk > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Leston Drake [mailto:ldrake@lpsoftware.com] > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 11:48 AM > > > To: php-general@lists.php.net > > > Subject: [PHP] sessions trouble > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I am unable to retrieve session variables on my local server. > > > I'm using some code like this to test it (thanks to Ed): > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > session_start(); > > > echo ":" . $_SESSION["node"] . "<br>"; > > > $_SESSION["node"] = "10.2"; > > > echo ":" . $_SESSION["node"] . "<br>"; > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > Then there is an href link to the same document, to test > > > whether or not it > > > can see $_SESSION["node"] the next time. > > > It can't. > > > The output for both requests looks like this: > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Warning: Undefined index: node in c:\program files\apache > > > group\apache\htdocs\test5.php on line 3 > > > : > > > :10.2 > > > > > > test > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > On another server > >(http://www.lpsoftware.com/phptest/test5.php) it works as > >expected. But I can't figure out why it doesn't work here. > >I'm running WinME, Apache 1.3.2, Php 4.1.2 > > > >I have cookies enabled (actually prompted so I can 'see' it) > for my browser. > >Is there some setting in php.ini that I need to change? > > > >BTW, being a php newbie I really appreciate the helpful > people on this > >list! You're a great resource.