RE: [PHP] Session Handling Changes between 4.2.3 and 4.3.1

> -----Original Message----- > From: Sascha Braun [mailto:saschabraun@gmx.de] > Sent: 16 April 2003 00:56 > > i worked for a while with the Windows Version of PHP 4.1 > and later 4.2. > > After I changed my Development Environment to Linux and > the PHP Version 4.3.1, some or all of my formerly projects > showed some errors or are just working in a different way > than before, due to the changes in session handling. > > I have read thru the session handling parts of the 4.2.3 > Docs for PHP and compared it to the way i have programmed > the session handling in my websites. I could not really > find any differences. > > I do start the sessions in an global.inc.php file with > session_start() and after that i register them for exam- > ple with session_register('user') for Customermanagement. > > After that I'm referencing the session thru > $_SESSION['user']['username'] and so on. If you're using the $_SESSION[]array, *don't* use session_register(), session_is_registered(). Just start the session with session_start() and then stick to assigning to / referencing $_SESSION[] elements. Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: m.ford@lmu.ac.uk Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211