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Bug #25906 Sessions and Framesets
Submitted: 2003-10-18 23:01 UTC Modified: 2003-11-20 04:15 UTC
Votes:8
Avg. Score:3.2 ± 0.7
Reproduced:8 of 8 (100.0%)
Same Version:5 (62.5%)
Same OS:6 (75.0%)
From: thxmike at hotpop dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Session related
PHP Version: 4.3.3 OS: Windows 2000 Professional
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2003-10-18 23:01 UTC] thxmike at hotpop dot com 
Description:
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I am trying to use sessions in a frameset. When I change the page using a link from another frame the $_SESSION is unavailable. I am not certain if the $_SESSION is available in all frames. It does not appear so. I though the session is available until the browser closes.

Reproduce code:
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Page 1:
include('class/adodb/adodb.inc.php');
include('class/Hotel/hotel.php');
include('class/DatabaseObject/DatabaseObject.php');
session_start();
$_SESSION['temporary'] ='temporary';

Second page
include('class/adodb/adodb.inc.php');
include('class/Hotel/hotel.php');
include('class/DatabaseObject/DatabaseObject.php');
session_start();
print_r ($_SESSION);

Expected result:
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Array ( [temporary] => temporary ) 

Actual result:
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Array()

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 [2003-10-20 03:37 UTC] sniper@php.net 
Your script is broken:

Warning: session_start(): Cannot send session cookie - headers already sent by (output started at /www/htdocs/test2/main.php:3) in /www/htdocs/test2/main.php on line 10

Warning: session_start(): Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at /www/htdocs/test2/main.php:3) in /www/htdocs/test2/main.php on line 10
Array ( [temporary] => temporary ) 

'session_start();' has to be FIRST line and no output is allowed before it. (unless you have output_compression enabled)
 [2003-10-20 22:51 UTC] thxmike at hotpop dot com 
I spoke to soon. It appears to be a problem related to one of two things. It is either the Web Server. The problem does not occur on a Apache web server which my friend is running here http://www.anthong.com/MRivera/index.php. It does occur on a IIS web server which I am running locally on my laptop. It can either be the php.ini or the Web server. Sorry to inconvenience you. Any assistance is appreciated. I can send you to updated code to verify if need so.
 [2003-10-21 00:22 UTC] thxmike at hotpop dot com 
To add some additional information, it appears that it may be related to either PHP running as an isapi or the OS. I have installed Apache 2.0 installed PHP as an isapi but I still get the same results.
 [2003-10-21 06:21 UTC] sniper@php.net 
ISAPI and Apache2? Do you mean PHP as DSO in Apache2 under Windows? Or are you running IIS with PHP as ISAPI module?
 [2003-10-21 11:01 UTC] thxmike at hotpop dot com 
OK, To better help you understand the problem I am going to give you all the scenarios that I have tested it with.
I have tested it with:
My Laptop - Windows 2000/IIS6/PHP as an ISAPI Module - This fails
My Laptop - Windows 2000/Apache2/PHP as an ISAPI Module -  This fails
Friends hosted Site - Linux/Apache 1.3.28/CGI - Works.
I will send you the phpinfo() files for the hosted site and Windows/apache sites.
 [2003-11-17 18:41 UTC] sniper@php.net 
Does it work if you run PHP as CGI?
 [2003-11-19 23:01 UTC] thxmike at hotpop dot com 
This turned out to be a problem with a setting in the INI file.
 [2003-11-20 04:15 UTC] magnus@php.net 
Then it's bogus..
 
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