Re: Quick session question

Danny wrote: > Hi guys, > > I always start new projects with the following session code-snippet: > (In other words this is how I initialize my sessions in the index.php file.) > > ### START CODE SNIPPET ######################################################## > <?php > session_start(); > setcookie(session_name(),"",0,"/"); > unset($_COOKIE[session_name()]); > $_SESSION = array(); > session_unset(); > session_destroy(); > > session_start(); > > > /// Define some $_SESSION variables > $_SESSION['sessionid'] = session_id() ; > $_SESSION['server'] = > "http://localhost/~user/new_project" ; > $_SESSION['sql_dflts'] = > $_SESSION['server']."/sql/sql_dflts.inc" ; > $_SESSION['remoteaddr'] = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] ; > $_SESSION['remotehost'] = gethostbyaddr ( $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] ) ; > > /// Include Files > include ( $_SESSION['sql_dflts'] ) ; > include ( $_SESSION['server']."/fnc/fnc_include_dir.inc" ) ; > $var_include_dir = include_dir ( "fnc" ) ; > > ?> > ### END CODE SNIPPET ######################################################### > > All of the projects I have done so far were for business intranet purposes and > it worked fine. But last week I uploaded another project to the internet and my > sessions did not work. > > I have been using it this way since v4.0 (I think, anyway since a LONG time > ago), but now I think it is a bit outdated and needs some kind of revision. Is > this still sufficient or can you guys give some tips on a more "updated" way of > starting my sessions? > > My php.ini file is stock-standard. I am running version 5.2.6-1 with apache > 2.2.9 on a Debian 5.04 machine. Nothing looks to be wrong with the session initiation code. The problem is more the likely the calls to include a remote file. Basically, to expand your variables out, you would be doing this: include ( 'http://localhost/~user/new_project/sql/sql_dflts.inc' ) ; include ( 'http://localhost/~user/new_project/fnc/fnc_include_dir.inc' ) ; If your php.ini settings are stock, then the problem is with the allow_url_include directive. It is set to "0" by default. See here: http://us3.php.net/manual/en/filesystem.configuration.php Change that setting to '1' and restart your web server, then you should be good to go. > > Thank You > > Danny > -- Jim Lucas A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top-posting. Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)? A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?