Re: Bug #17106 Updated: Session variable disappears

On 14 May 2002 chris@dvdplaza.com.au wrote: > ID: 17106 > Updated by: chris@dvdplaza.com.au > Reported By: Lee.Seldon@infotech.monash.edu.au > Status: Open > Bug Type: Session related > Operating System: Win98, Win2000 Pro > PHP Version: 4.1.2 > New Comment: > > For f#cks sake, we STILL have this damn problem under 4.2.1 as well. > This is really starting to p#ss me off - we generate a HUGE amount of > traffic, one of the top ten movie related sites in this country, and > this session problem is causing viewers to constantly reload pages so > that their bloody cookie logs them in - thus our bandwidth is shooting > through the bloody roof (read $$$$$$$$$ down the toilet)... Erm, we are volunteers. If we feel like getting deeper into it, we do. If we don't feel like it, we don't. And instead of shouting at us developers here you could also try to figure out exactly what is wrong instead of your simple 'it doesn't work'. It would help if you could provide a SHORT and selfcontained script for us to test with. Derick > > > Previous Comments: > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > [2002-05-13 20:32:50] Lee.Seldon@infotech.monash.edu.au > > The last version for which this script works on all my tested platforms > (Win98-Win2000, Apache1.3.22, Netscape 4.75) is 4.0.6. Using the > php4xx-installer.exe for MS Windows. > Also note that 4.0.6 does NOT register PHP in the MS Win registry, > whereas versions >= 4.1.0 DO register it. Could the registry be causing > problems with session variables? Just a question from an un-initiated > user. > Lee > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > [2002-05-13 19:28:07] Lee.Seldon@infotech.monash.edu.au > > 14 May 2002 > PHP 4.2.1, all other settings as before > Same behavior as 4.2.0 - on "submit" the login prompt immediately > re-appears. So has NOT been fixed. > The last version for which this script works is 4.1.0 > Lee > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > [2002-05-09 01:34:57] chris@dvdplaza.com.au > > I found the following on Zend's site: > ---- > FIX: 4.2.0 session SID broken > Sascha Schumann has posted a fix for problems with the session SID > under 4.2.0. If you need it immediately, the fix can be found at > http://apache.org/~sascha/php-420-session-fix, or will be > available in > 4.2.1 along with the other fixes since 4.2.0. > ---- > Sounds like it may resolve the issue we're having??? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > [2002-05-08 22:18:00] Lee.Seldon@infotech.monash.edu.au > > Sequence of tests: > originally running php4.1.0 > Un-installed that, installed php4.2.0 - found bug. > Un-installed php4.2.0, installed php4.1.2 - still bug. > Same behavior if Apache/php and Netscape on same machine (using > 127.0.0.1 or localhost) or on different machines with different users. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > [2002-05-08 20:23:43] chris@dvdplaza.com.au > > When it fails under PHP 4.1.2, does it fail for ALL users or just SOME > users? We've been having sheer hell since upgrading to PHP 4.2 with > exactly this - SOME people are having severe intermittent problems with > reading cookies (ie sometimes they'll login okay, other times they keep > being asked to login), others (such as myself) have no problem > what-so-ever. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view > the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at > http://bugs.php.net/17106 > > -- > Edit this bug report at > http://bugs.php.net/?id=17106&edit=1 > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derick Rethans http://www.jdimedia.nl/derick/ JDI Media Solutions http://www.jdimedia.nl/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------