Re: Trying again: Random(?) blank pages when using sessions

No, it's running on a FreeBSD server. I don't suppose it could have to do with the firewall or browser security settings on my machine, though ... could it? I can verify that the session file is being written to the server's tmp directory... I'm stumped. -- Matt Grimm Web Developer The Health TV Channel, Inc. (a non - profit organization) 3820 Lake Otis Parkway Anchorage, AK 99508 907.770.6200 ext. 686 907.336.6205 (fax) E-mail: mgrimm@healthtvchannel.org Web: www.healthtvchannel.org <memoimyself@yahoo.com.br> wrote in message news:400952A4.24904.D660AC@localhost... > Matt, > > You're not by any chance using an Apache server on a machine that also has a firewall, > are you? I've had all sorts of mysterious session-related problems when running scripts > on my test server (Apache on Win2k with a ZoneAlarm firewall). Took me *ages* to zero > in on the source of the problem. Now whenever I need to test a script that involves > sessions, I simply disconnect from the internet and shut down my firewall. > > Cheers, > > Erik > > > On 16 Jan 2004 at 16:32, Matt Grimm wrote: > > > Can anyone think of ways I can troubleshoot this problem? I still haven't > > found a solution. > > > > > I'm using non-cookie-based sessions for authentication on a page. The > > > session is set like so, which works (these values, along with the SID, are > > > always retrievable): > > > > > > $_SESSION['user'] = $_POST['UserName']; > > > $_SESSION['time'] = time(); > > > > > > My problem is when I get to the protected site area, in which a header > > > script calls session_start() at the top (first line). Seemingly randomly, > > > while navigating links within this area, I get blank white pages. If I > > > comment out the session_start() line, it doesn't happen. If I spit out > > the > > > session variables in the resulting page, they are echoed, but that's it -- > > > it's a blank white page otherwise. > > > > > > The apache error log is silent, and the access log is normal. No php > > errors > > > are displayed or written to the log. Here's the real kicker -- if I > > refresh > > > the page, it loads correctly. What is going on? > > > > > > Thank you, > > > -- > > > Matt Grimm > > > Web Developer > > > The Health TV Channel, Inc. > > > (a non - profit organization) > > > 3820 Lake Otis Parkway > > > Anchorage, AK 99508 > > > 907.770.6200 ext. 686 > > > 907.336.6205 (fax) > > > E-mail: mgrimm@healthtvchannel.org > > > Web: www.healthtvchannel.org > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php