RE: [PHP] url rewriting within sessions - confused newbie needs h elp

On 11 December 2003 19:58, Peter Walter wrote: > I hope you mean session_start(). > > Yes, I did. Getting a bit dyslexic nowadays. > > > Well, you would, because PHP would use the value from the PHPSESSID= > URL parameter. > > ... except that on the second call, the url (as displayed by > the browser) does not contain the PHPSESSID parameter, yet I > am still able to retrieve the session variables correctly ... Well, that seems right (and is different from your previous explanation). Go back and read my original description of the process -- especially steps 5 and 6. Once PHP knows that your browser is accepting cookies, it stops appending the PHPSESSID= URL parameters, and the cookie takes over the job. 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@leedsmet.ac.uk Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211