RE: [PHP] DATABASE SESSION vs NON DB SESSION

Correct. Although I believe server-side session in php don't use cookies, they propagate the session id through the url with the option of doing it transparently. I've used DB sessions in the past for two reasons. The first is that sessions weren't available prior to PHP4 and secondly, you have a bit more control over what goes on. The server-side sessions are stored in a directory writable by the server. This is /tmp by default on Unix/Linux. These session files are readable by anyone with access to the server. Jason -----Original Message----- From: Jingle Balls [mailto:cgmckeever@norphans.com] Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 8:13 AM To: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: [PHP] DATABASE SESSION vs NON DB SESSION I have been reading the posts and some articles about PHP sessions and I got myself confused (I know it happens a lot). However I am a bit perplexed over this. I hear a lot of people wanting to keep session information in a DB, doesnt PHP have a great server side storage of session variables? All you need to keep client side is a single cookie of the sessionid? If this is the case, why go the DB route? You can keep preferences and log info to the actual database, adn read those in when the user logs in and then keep them as session variables. Thanks for the input Chris -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net _______________________________________________________ Site Design, Hosting, and E-Commerce at www.webpipe.net