RE: [PHP-WIN] Setting sessions variables
| From: | Rich Gray | Date: | Mon, 10 Mar 2003 05:56:57 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP-WIN] Setting sessions variables | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.windows |
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> Let me get this straight - if register_globals is set to off, the best way
> to assign a value to a session variable is to use:
>
> $_SESSION['varname'] = 'value' ;
Yes - this will also work fine with register_globals set to On
>
> This both creates the variable and sets it. And then I can access
> this from
> any page (that has session_start() at the beginning) with:
>
> $somevar = $_SESSION['varname'] ; // or whatever
>
> Is that right? Is it really that simple?
Yes
>
> And is it true that it is best to keep register_globals off
> because there is
> some security implication? (I've got a feeling my hosting service
> insists on
> it).
Yes - http://www.php.net/manual/en/security.registerglobals.php
>
> Info gratefully received...
>
> +a
> Steve
Voila!
Rich