Re: Quick session var ?

O.K. is it safe to assume that if I require 4.1.0+ that I can use $_SESSION whether register_globals is on or off and NOT ever use session_register??? Thanks! Shawn "Shawn McKenzie" <nospam@mckenzies.net> wrote in message news:20030508161351.15604.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > I am just starting to learn sessions in PHP and have a quick question (yes I > have read all of the relevent docs but am still confused on several points). > > My goal is to write a script that is usable in newer and older vers of PHP > wheteher register_globals is on or off. > > session_register() puts a $var in the session and if register_globals=on it > will be extracted and available as $var on the next page after > session_start? if register_globals=off it will be available via > $HTTP_SESSION_VARS? > > With register_globals=off on newer PHP versions I should use $_SESSION to > set and get session $vars? With register_globals=on the $vars from > $_SESSION are extracted? > > Any pointers on what would be a flexible way to handle sessions regardless > of PHP version or register_globals would be very helpfull. > > Thanks! > Shawn > > > >