Re: $_session/$_cookie trouble

Ashley Thanks for your reply, but no, that is not it. There was no other code prior. Gary "Ashley Sheridan" <ash@ashleysheridan.co.uk> wrote in message news:1240945179.3494.61.camel@localhost.localdomain... > On Tue, 2009-04-28 at 10:48 -0400, Gary wrote: >> I am trying to set a cookie and a session, but seem to be running into a >> wall. >> >> I have tried different variations, and keep getting the same error >> message >> >> If I have this >> >> <?php >> >> session_start(); >> >> I get this: >> Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: Cannot send session >> cookie - headers already sent by (output started at >> C:\xampp\htdocs\weiss\assessresult.inc.php:2) in >> C:\xampp\htdocs\weiss\assessresult.inc.php on line 4 >> >> Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: Cannot send session >> cache >> limiter - headers already sent (output started at >> C:\xampp\htdocs\weiss\assessresult.inc.php:2) in >> C:\xampp\htdocs\weiss\assessresult.inc.php on line 4 >> >> If I have this: >> session_start(); >> >> setcookie('sale_cookie','$sale_value', time()-3600); >> setcookie('assess_cookie','$assess_value', time()-3600); >> I get this >> >> >> Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: Cannot send session >> cookie - headers already sent by (output started at >> C:\xampp\htdocs\weiss\assessresult.inc.php:2) in >> C:\xampp\htdocs\weiss\assessresult.inc.php on line 4 >> >> Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: Cannot send session >> cache >> limiter - headers already sent (output started at >> C:\xampp\htdocs\weiss\assessresult.inc.php:2) in >> C:\xampp\htdocs\weiss\assessresult.inc.php on line 4 >> >> Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by >> (output >> started at C:\xampp\htdocs\weiss\assessresult.inc.php:2) in >> C:\xampp\htdocs\weiss\assessresult.inc.php on line 6 >> >> Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by >> (output >> started at C:\xampp\htdocs\weiss\assessresult.inc.php:2) in >> C:\xampp\htdocs\weiss\assessresult.inc.php on line 7 >> >> If I delete and start over, I stll get the "headers already sent"... I >> have >> tried numerous other variations, but all with the same error. >> >> What am I missing here? >> >> Thanks >> >> Gary >> >> >> > I would have thought it was obvious, the file assessresult.inc.php is > being called before your session_start(). Have you put your code before > every include? > > > Ash > www.ashleysheridan.co.uk >