note 44689 added to function.session-start

session_start() destroys any variable named $role, for instance: $role = faculty; print("role = ".$role); //outputs "role = faculty" session_start(); print("role = ".$role); //outputs "role = " work arounds like this: $var2 = $role; print("role = ".$role); //outputs "role = faculty" session_start(); print("role = ".$var2); //outputs "role = faculty" Is this some built-in variable used by PHP? ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.session-start.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+44689 Delete -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+44689&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+44689&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php