Re: How to create, name and start PHP sessions

I am now getting the following errors on every page: Warning: Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at c:\program files\apache group\apache\htdocs\webmissions\picupload\miss_pic_upload.php:25) in c:\program files\apache group\apache\htdocs\webmissions\picupload\miss_pic_upload.php on line 81 This is when I use the following block of code to first SET the session for the very first time: if (mysql_num_rows($results) == 0) { // Could not find info in db redirect to login library with error msg $errorHTML .= "<font color=cc0000>We could not find your information "; $errorHTML .= " in our database. Please try again.</font><p>"; $hasLoggedIn = 0; } else if (strcmp(session_name(), "hasLoggedIn") != 0) { // Set up session variable with username and redirect to pic upload lib session_name("hasLoggedIn"); $name = session_name(); session_start(); $HTTP_SESSION_VARS["username"] = $username; $HTTP_SESSION_VARS["ip"] = $REMOTE_ADDR; // To prevent session stealing } I am completely confused! Phil "Michael Virnstein" <michael.virnstein@brodos.de> wrote in message news:20020418145103.2711.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > you have to put this on top of every of your pages: > --------------------------------- > session_name("hasLoggedIn"); > $stuff = session_name(); > session_start(); > --------------------------------- > session_name first sets the name. then you call session_start which will > look for the > sessionid in ${session_name()}. that is why you have to call session_name() > BEFORE calling > session_start(); > > Regards Michael > > > "Phil Powell" <soazine@erols.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:20020418141725.75200.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > Thanx, however, I cannot retain the session_name when I go to the next > URL. > > How do I retain the session_name especially when I have to use a form > > method=POST? > > > > I have a URL that will be the login > > > > Once you login you will have a session (that works now) > > > > That page with the session will have a form with five <input=file> type > form > > elements > > > > Once submitted you will be at a "thank-you" page and files uploaded, but > > then the session is gone (session_name is back to PHPSESSID again) > > > > What do I do to keep it? I cannot use cookies and putting it in the URL? > > > > Phil > > "Michael Virnstein" <michael.virnstein@brodos.de> wrote in message > > news:20020418104826.84326.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > > session_name will retur the previos name of the session, so in your case > > > $stuff will contain "PHPSESSID" > > > and i think you have to call session_start(); before you do > > > $HTTP_SESSION_VARS["username"] = $username; > > > > > > so perhaps this will work: > > > > > > session_name("hasLoggedIn"); > > > $stuff = session_name(); > > > session_start(); > > > $HTTP_SESSION_VARS["username"] = $username; > > > > > > Regards, Michael > > > > > > "Phil Powell" <soazine@erols.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > > > news:20020418094249.30058.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > > > Will the following lines set up a session by the name of "hasLoggedIn" > > > with > > > > HTTP_SESSION_VARS["username"]? > > > > > > > > $stuff = session_name("hasLoggedIn"); > > > > $HTTP_SESSION_VARS["username"] = $username; > > > > session_start(); > > > > > > > > I am trying to create a page that sets a session variable upon > > successful > > > > login, problem is, the session_name() never changes it always remains > > the > > > > default PHPSESSID what am I doing wrong now? > > > > > > > > I fixed the problem with multiple files, that was bizarre! > > > > > > > > Thanx > > > > Phil > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >