Re: Re: Bug #17106 Updated: Session variable disappears

All I can say is why in the world are you running such a busy site on a Windows box? On Tue, 14 May 2002, Derick Rethans wrote: > 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/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > -- > PHP Quality Assurance Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >