RE: [PHP] session OR variables

> -----Original Message----- > From: Vlad Kulchitski [mailto:vlad@alidaconnection.com] > Sent: 11 March 2002 21:23 > > I have a question. I am working on a submit form that will > ask you for confirmation of info. I.e. I need to move values > submitted via form through 2 different pages. One of the ways > to do it is via session_start(). Another way to do is it via > storing variables in a QUERY_STRING and that's my favourite to > be honest (page.php?a=432&b=$this) > > The question is how reliable the session is? In other words > I understand session works based on cookies right? So if the client > browser has cookies disabled the session is not going to work > right? Wrong. The *session id* is stored using a cookie if cookies are enabled; otherwise it is passed from page to page as part of the URL. In either case, all the session's data are actually stored on the *server*, and the session id is used as a key to them. Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: m.ford@lmu.ac.uk Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211