Re: Session Variables

so the session variable is set only when the script ends? I thought you indicated that they were set immediately... Thanks for the quick reply, Nikhil ""Johnson, Kirk"" <kjohnson@zootweb.com> wrote in message news:01A4B59FD1EBD311838100A0C98BE0D9AD593C@chef.zootweb.com... > The session variable values get stored to the session file (or database, or > wherever your configuration is set to store them) at the end of script 1. > When session_start() is called in script 2, those values get restored from > the session file. So, your results are expected: PHP needs to store the > session values from script 1 before they can be retrieved by script 2. > > Kirk > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nikhil Goyal [mailto:ngoyal@nypirg.org] > > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 2:41 PM > > To: php-general@lists.php.net > > Subject: Re: [PHP] Session Variables > > > > > > Funnily - doesn't work for me. Here's what I got: > > > > Script #1 > > #!/usr/local/bin/php > > <?php > > session_start(); > > if (!isset($count)) { echo "Setting count"; > > session_register("count"); } > > else echo $count; > > $count++; > > sleep(60); > > ?> > > > > Script #2 > > #!/usr/local/bin/php > > <?php > > session_start(); > > echo $count; > > ?> > > > > If I start script#1 (and it sleep()s), wait 10 seconds, then > > launch script > > #2 in a separate browser window, script #2 returns empty. > > However once the > > sleep() is completed and I refresh the window with script #2, > > the output is > > okay (1). > > > > Why does this happen? > > > > Nikhil > > > > ""Johnson, Kirk"" <kjohnson@zootweb.com> wrote in message > > > > news:01A4B59FD1EBD311838100A0C98BE0D9AD5939@chef.zootweb.com... > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Nikhil Goyal [mailto:ngoyal@nypirg.org] > > > > > > > When does a session variable become available? > > Immediately after the > > > > session_register command or after the script ends? > > > > > > Immediately after it is assigned. > > > > > > > And if the commands are as follows: > > > > > > > > session_start(); > > > > session_register("hello"); > > > > $hello=3; > > > > > > > > will the session variable $hello be set to 3 or do I have to > > > > add another > > > > session_register() call after changing the value? > > > > > > No additional calls are needed. You will need to do > > session_start() on the > > > next page if you want to access $hello there. > > > > > > Kirk > > -- > 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 >