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Bug #26950 PHP $_SESSION Expiring in IE 6/*
Submitted: 2004-01-17 19:04 UTC Modified: 2004-01-18 11:30 UTC
From: taz at madfolk dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Session related
PHP Version: 4.3.4 OS: Linux
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2004-01-17 19:04 UTC] taz at madfolk dot com 
Description:
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Dear Whomever,

I have recently launched the new Planet-Tolkien.com.

It would appear that for Mozilla and Opera keeping a $_SESSION is not an issue and the $_SESSION is continued until the member logs out. However when members are using Internet Explorer browser 6 (and maybe other versions), they can go around the site for varied amounts of time, usually less than five to ten minutes and then their $_SESSION will expire!!??

I cannot for the life of me figure out why a server side $_SESSION would expire on IE but not for MOZ or Opera but it is, and I need to figure out why and how can I fix this.

I have read a similar bug report with reference to this, about hostnames having underscores in them, but this is not the problem in our case.

REF. All login information is saved as such:

session_save_path("$path/sessions");
session_start();
//store member session information
$session_memberID=$row[id];
$session_username=$row[username];
$session_groupID=$row[membergroup];
session_register("session_memberID");
session_register("session_username");
session_register("session_groupID");
//$_SESSION['session_memberID']=$session_memberID;
//$_SESSION['session_username']=$session_username;
//$_SESSION['session_groupID']=$membergroup;

Please please please help, I truelly have tried everything!

In Fellowship,
Tarrant

Reproduce code:
---------------
// EXAMPLE CODE 1: 
// member login successfull so register sessions

session_save_path("$path/sessions");
session_start();
//store member session information
$session_memberID=$row[id];
$session_username=$row[username];
$session_groupID=$row[membergroup];
session_register("session_memberID");
session_register("session_username");
session_register("session_groupID");
//$_SESSION['session_memberID']=$session_memberID;
//$_SESSION['session_username']=$session_username;
//$_SESSION['session_groupID']=$membergroup;

// EXAMPLE CODE 2: check member is logged in
Function checkLoginIn() {
	if(!isset($_SESSION['session_memberID'])) {
		return false;
	} else {
		return true;
	}
}

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 [2004-01-17 19:19 UTC] tomsommer@php.net 
try:

<?php
session_start();
$_SESSION['session_memberID'] = $row[id];
$_SESSION['session_username'] = $row[username];
$_SESSION['session_groupID'] = $row[membergroup];
?>

as the documentation says:
 If you are using $_SESSION  (or $HTTP_SESSION_VARS), do not use session_register(), session_is_registered(), and session_unregister().

The above example will do the same thing - try it.
 [2004-01-17 21:19 UTC] taz at madfolk dot com 
No, same problem. And the commented out session code did that previous btw here..

//$_SESSION['session_memberID']=$session_memberID;
//$_SESSION['session_username']=$session_username;
//$_SESSION['session_groupID']=$membergroup;

However anyway, no... still getting logged out in IE.
 [2004-01-18 10:10 UTC] sniper@php.net 
It's either bug in IE or bug in your code.
Similar stuff (when coded correctly) works fine.
For example several webshops I've done..
 [2004-01-18 11:30 UTC] taz at madfolk dot com 
That is helpful... 

I too have writen many website using such a system and had no problems whatsoever.

The only difference with this site is it is using mod_rewrite.

Can anyone be of more constructive assitance please?

note: PHP information, http://www.planet-tolkien.com/test.php
 
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