RESOLVED, sort of -- Re: [PHP] where is my session data on my new server?

Hi, all -- It appears that the change from 4.2.3 to 4.3.4rc1 was not something that got broken but instead something that got fixed. Oh, yay. But what do I do now? Hmmm... The code <?php session_name('name') ; session_start ; session_register('pw') ; $pwc = "realpass" ; if ( $pw != $pwc ) { if ( $pw != "" ) { print "Invalid password!<br>\n" ; session_unregister('pw') ; } print "<form method='post'>\n" ; print "Password:<br><input teyp='password' name='pw'><br>\n" ; print "<input type='submit' value='ENTER'>\n</form>\n" ; session_write_close() ; exit ; } // protected page body here ?> used to work but now does not, apparently because now one cannot register a session variable unless a regular var of the same name has already been defined. That is, <?php if ( $_GET['stop'] ) { session_start() ; print "pw is .$pw.\n" ; exit ; } $pw = "pass" ; session_register('pw') ; header("Location: ?stop=1") ; ?> *does* work. Of course, I have to turn my code inside out or worse to do this (I don't really know where I'm going to go, either; that code is a direct copy of an example shown to me, so I don't yet see how to turn my code inside out to match it). I still don't know what the bug was or how it was fixed or if I can return to the old behavior (which certainly would put me back in business quickly and let me fix all of my code on a reasonable schedule), but at least I think I have it pinned down to 1) not a mis-setting in php.ini and 2) probably not something I can "fix" quickly. If, based on this, anyone has any more info or pointers, I sure would love them :-) Thanks & HAND :-D -- David T-G * There is too much animal courage in (play) davidtg@justpickone.org * society and not sufficient moral courage. (work) davidtgwork@justpickone.org -- Mary Baker Eddy, "Science and Health" http://justpickone.org/davidtg/ Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg!