Re: loosing session in new window (IE only)

On Tue, March 25, 2008 4:07 pm, Lamp Lists wrote: > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Andrew Ballard <aballard@gmail.com> > To: PHP General list <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 3:41:35 PM > Subject: Re: [PHP] loosing session in new window (IE only) > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 3:49 PM, Lamp Lists <lamp.lists@yahoo.com> > wrote: >> hi, >> i have a list of people on one page. each row, on the end has link >> <a href=person.php?id=123 target=_blank>view details</a>. >> it's requested to open detail page in new window. >> very few people complained they can't open detail page. all of them >> use IE. >> I wasn't able to reproduce the error, though using GoToMeeting I >> was able to look while customer was doing it. >> I put session info on screen to see what's going on and found that >> new window doesn't have session info from "old" window?!? like, new >> window - new session. >> >> does anybody knows anything about this? >> >> thanks. >> >> -ll > > If they open a new window by clicking on IE (say, on the desktop, the > QuickLaunch bar, or the Start menu), Windows actually opens a new, > totally separate process of IE along side the first. The new one will > share any persistent cookies with the first, since they are written to > the file system, but sessions do not usually use persistent cookies. > As long as your users are opening the new window by clicking a link or > by pressing Ctrl+N from the first window, the session information > *should* remain in tact. > > Andrew > > should - but don't :D > you're right and I understand opening new window from "desktop" > starts new process, but this is happening after visitor hits the link > "detail view" and that is confusing :( WILD GUESS ALERT! Perhaps the MS version of "open popup in new tab/window" is to start a whole new process? -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So?