Re: Sessions, sessions and... sessions

the session_start() is in a file that is require_once in every page, so it can't get called more than one time. If this would be the problem, I would also have problems on the development server, don't you think ? "Electroteque" <daniel@electroteque.org> wrote in message news:NPELIHDNOPDFKPMNKNIIAEMECMAA.daniel@electroteque.org... > all i can think of here, you could be calling start_session twice in the > same page ? also init set the session timeout to an hour or so > > -----Original Message----- > From: Puiu Hrenciuc [mailto:hpuiu@oxygensoftware.ro] > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 10:13 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] Sessions, sessions and... sessions > > > Hello, > > I am a little desperate right now since I have tried to solve this problem > for 3-4 days now. > I have developed a site that uses sessions for user authentication and data > storage between page access. > The development server is Apache1.3.24/MySQL4.1.0/PHP4.3.3/Win XP Pro > The release server is Apache1.3.27/MySQ3.2.25/PHP4.3.1/Linux 2.4.25 > > The site is working just fine on the development server, but when uploading > on release > server it keeps losing session data and the users are logged out of their > account in a > randomly manner. I can't reproduce the behaviour since it is all randomly, > for eg. > the session may expire immediately but it can also last 30-40 min. It does > not expire > on same page every time. I have tried to see if it is a browser related > issue so I have loaded > the page into IE6, NN7, OPERA7 but the problem persisted. Next step I > thought that it > could be a process on the release server that deletes files on /tmp so I > have changed the > session_save_path to another dir, same problem. Now I have made some > functions > and keep the sessions in a MySQL database. It works fine on the development > server, > but... , BUT... , it has the same behaviour on the release server. Using > MySQL storage > I have discovered the PHP changes SIDs randomly ( at least so it seems ) so > the session's > data is not lost ( the MySQL record is there, and the data field is ok, all > variables are there > kindly waiting to be read by PHP :) ), but new sessions are created for same > connection > so I think this is PHP or Cookies related. > If you would like to see the phpinfo() snapshots: > Development server : http://www.pur.ro/devphpinfo.htm > Release server : http://www.pur.ro/relphpinfo.htm > > Can someone please help me, coz' my hair is turning white and I'm too young > to die :) > > Thanks, > Puiu Hrenciuc. > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php