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Bug #78155 session_start doesn't create session
Submitted: 2019-06-13 08:09 UTC Modified: 2021-09-28 14:25 UTC
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From: liangjian at oliveche dot com Assigned:
Status: Open Package: Session related
PHP Version: 7.2.19 OS: CentOS 7
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2019-06-13 08:09 UTC] liangjian at oliveche dot com
Description:
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From manual page: https://php.net/function.session-start
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Request A and B are sent from the same browser at the same time (A prior to B) and use the same cookie.
A destroys session and B writes session in sequence.
B is blocked on 'session_start' and resumes after A destroys the session, but it does not create session or save the session variables.



Test script:
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request A:
        session_start();
        sleep(5);
        session_destroy();

request B:
        // B will be blocked by A on the session file
        session_start(); // !!!return ok but not session file!!!
        // resume until A destroys(releases) it. but no session file and the 'uid' cannot save.
        $_SESSION["uid"] = 1;
        


Expected result:
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The session file exists and session variable 'uid' is saved.

Actual result:
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No session file.


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 [2021-09-28 14:25 UTC] cmb@php.net
What happens: request A creates the session file, and locks it,
and then sleeps.  Now request B opens the file, but waits for it
to be unlocked.  When request A ends sleeping, it destroys the
file, so request B gets access, but the file is already unlinked,
so whatever is written to the file is effectively lost.

It seems to me that cannot be cleanly solved without having a
separate lock file.  Maybe document this issue instead?
 
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