RE: [PHP] Session questions

> I'm having some problems with session and I'm > hoping someone can help me. I am using php > version 4.0.2. > > I am having PHP store the session information in > a mysql database. The DB is called "sessions" and > the sessions table looks like this: > > +---------+------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ > | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | > +---------+------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ > | sesskey | varchar(32) | | PRI | | | > | expiry | int(11) unsigned | | | 0 | | > | value | text | | | NULL | | > +---------+------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ > > I have 2 pages. The first is starting a session and > registering a variable. It is then pushing to the > second page via header( "location" ). My questions > and problems are: > > * When I register my variable, the "value" field stores > the value I passed, but it now looks like this: > > !myvalue| > > why? Why is the session_register() adding the bang (!) > and the pipe (|) at the beginning and the end of my > variable? > > * From what I understand, I need to call the > session_start() function at the top of every one of my > pages in order to make sure all the session information > is available to each page. This is correct, yes? If so, > then why is it that every time I call that function, it > creates a new session record in my DB with a totally > new session id? How is any kind of continuity supposed > to be kept from one page to the other if this is happening? > > There are a few others, but I need to run off to a meeting > and the above are pretty much the major ones I need to > resolve. It could very well be that if the above can be > fixed, the minor issues will be as well. > If anyone at all could help me, I would be so very appreciative. > I've been around and around reading up as much as I could > and I just cannot seem to figure out why the above is occuring. > > Thanks for your time in reading this far and for your > help, if offered. Can anyone offer any light to the above? One of my original questions was answered this morning so I deleted it here. Anyone? Chris