note 64462 added to function.session-write-close

I had a problem where some session variables were not carrying over to the other page. The post by "risaac at deadletter dot com" gave me a clue. The session management does not have enough time to write the changes to the session file (which for debian, the session files are saved in /var/lib/php5). A workaround I came up with is, at the end of the script do something like this: $session_temp = $_SESSION; session_write_close(); session_start(); $_SESSION = $session_temp; session_write_close(); This is a bit crazy but it works. (I tried just using session_write_close(); without success. The important bit seems to be restarting the session using session_start after closing the session using session_write_close()). I suspect that using the mm extension would avoid this problem, but it is not always available. Alternatively, writing ones own session handler and storing the data in a database may avoid the problem. ------- Noticed a post on the main session manual page by "rciq at tlen dot pl" who said: > Don't do anything like: > $_SESSION = $some_array; > My php5.0.4 session stops without saving after such operations. Not sure if this would apply to $_SESSION['foo'] = $some_array as well. However the fix I mentioned at the begging will do the right thing regardless. ---- Server IP: 216.194.113.175 Probable Submitter: 68.220.67.226 ---- X-Spam-Status: No, hits=3.1 required=5.0 tests=DATE_MISSING,FROM_NO_LOWER autolearn=no version=2.64 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.session-write-close.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/note/edit/64462 Del: integrated -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/64462/integrated Del: useless -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/64462/useless Del: bad code -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/64462/bad+code Del: spam -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/64462/spam Del: non-english -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/64462/non-english Del: in docs -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/64462/in+docs Del: other reasons-- http://master.php.net/note/delete/64462 Reject -- http://master.php.net/note/reject/64462 Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php