SESSION VARIABLES ACROSS DIFFERENT WINDOWS/TABS

It is just strange that I have this "condition" now...maybe I missed it a year ago ? >> "Having a different session start up for each window for tab would be a major pain." Why? People must please try and understand what I mean by NEW. It does not apply to windows/tabs being opened from a link or request. Imho, keeping the session per domain "sounds" wrong, it does not mean it is. It would have been nice if: Browser/tab one -> my login detail container A. Browser/tab two -> my admin login container B. (tabs/windows opened from browser one, then inherits container A naturally) (Closing browser one, then destroys container A then naturally only) NOT Domain.com -> one session container only. Heck, I am surprised it works that way at all cause it "sounds" like the domain can then only handle one user a time if arrays are not used or profiles not created on FF no matter where the request come from, but, then I am obviously missing something in this respect as stated. When I have time I will reconstruct this concept again. Thanks anyway guys. I received some helpful advise for future reference. But please..I do not, like many others, want to start a war. I am ok with things how they are. We can put this thing to rest. -----Original Message----- From: Floyd Resler [mailto:fresler@adex-intl.com] Sent: 20 August 2009 02:25 PM To: Leon du Plessis Cc: arno@dotcontent.net; php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] SESSIONS lost sometimes Leon, Sessions are used on a per-domain basis. So, no matter how many windows or tabs you have open for mydomain.com it will be the same session for all. Having a different session start up for each window or tab would be a major pain. If you needed to keep track of a user ID, for example, you wouldn't be able to. As already mentioned you can use different browsers. You can also set up sub-domains which would each have their own sessions. Take care, Floyd On Aug 20, 2009, at 4:26 AM, Leon du Plessis wrote: > ">> It's not an issue, it's a feature." > > Thanks Arno...but it is a pain also. > If I work with user A in Tab1 (window1), I want to work with user B > separately in Tab2. When user in Tab2 logs off, I still want user A > to work, > and not suddenly have to re-login. Same with bank. If I work with my > company > account, then my personal account must not become an issue because I > am on > the same machine and site. > > I have no issue with using FF and IE to do testing as that takes > care of > browser compatibility testing at the same time :-), but I think when > you > start a new session with new values, it should be kept under that > window/tab > alone. Cookies can take care of more details, but my opinion is data > should > never be affected across windows/tabs unless the same user is logged > in on > both....even then I would expect PHP to keep data per session. Maybe > it goes > beyond being an IE or FF issue..the questiojn is...will PHP allow > variables > from session A become corrupted when session B is in progress when > they > should actually be handled seperately? > > In the end I think it is something I do wrong in PHP with the SESSION > variables and how I clear them....if so...I don't think PHP should > allow > clearing SESSION variables from other sessions. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Arno Kuhl [mailto:akuhl@telkomsa.net] > Sent: 20 August 2009 10:03 AM > To: 'Leon du Plessis'; php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP] SESSIONS lost sometimes > > -----Original Message----- > From: Leon du Plessis [mailto:leon@dsgnit.com] > Sent: 20 August 2009 09:44 AM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP] SESSIONS lost sometimes > > Since we are on the subject: I have the following similar problem: > > When testing page on internet explorer, I find that one tab's > variables can > affect another tab's variables. Thus when having the same web-site > open and > using SESSION variables but for different users, Internet explorer can > become "disorientated". This also "sometimes" happen when I have two > separate browsing windows open with Internet Explorer for the same > site. > > I have yet to determine if this is an internet explorer, or PHP or > combination of the two that is causing this condition. > > To my understanding _SESSION variables should be maintained per > session, tab > or window. If this has been addressed already, my apologies, but > thought it > worthwhile to mention. > > If someone perhaps have a solution or can confirm this as a known > issue and > maybe is the same or related to Angelo's problem? > > -------------------- > > If different browser windows/tabs on the same client-side computer > didn't > share session info then you'd get the effect of being able to log > onto a > site with one browser window, but find in a second browser window > that you > were not yet logged on. Experience will tell you that you're logged > on in > both browser windows (try it with your online bank). It's not an > issue, it's > a feature. If you want to be able to use different browser windows > as though > they were different users then use different browsers e.g. IE and FF > on the > same client-side computer will look like two separate end users to the > server, and they don't share session info or cookies. > > Cheers > Arno > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >