RE: [PHP] Sessions: auto appending session id to URLs

There is a setting in the php.ini file named "session.use_trans_sid", which enables appending the session ID if PHP was compiled with enable-trans-sid. You could try setting this to 0 if you are allowed to set up an .htaccess file on the server. Create the .htaccess file with the following line in it: php_flag session.use_trans_sid 0 I haven't tried this for disabling enable-trans-sid, but have used it to enable/disable other php.ini settings. Good luck! Kirk > -----Original Message----- > From: Miri [mailto:miri@miriland.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 10:42 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] Sessions: auto appending session id to URLs > > > I have developed shopping carts and session related Web sites for my > employer where we have control over the php environment. On > our servers, we > do not enable the 'trans-sid' option. I'm now trying to set > up a session > related site for a friend of mine on a Web host of her > choosing. On this > host, php was compiled with "enable-trans-sid." It means that > on the first > page of the site one visits, you get a horrid looking variable name > screaming at you in all caps appended to every URL. I'm used > to giving my > session a much more friendly looking name and then manually > appending that > to each url. Right now that means that urls on the first page > have this > very lovely format: > http://mydomain.com/new.php?sid=496312b318b435c21e1e13016f7e82 62&PHPSESSID=4 96312b318b435c21e1e13016f7e8262 The session info is there twice. Once you reload the page or go to another page, the auto appended stuff (&PHPSESSID=496312b318b435c21e1e13016f7e8262) goes away. Is there a way to stop this from happening when trans-sid has been enabled via the compile? Thanks for any help, beth ___________________________________________________________ miri@miriland.com miri@stigma.com http://miriland.com/ http://www.stigma.com