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Question about session w IE set to "Block All Cookies&q

Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 10:30 am
by ckiemnstr
If all Block All Cookies in IE is disabled, will sessions work?

I cant seem to get IE to accept my session variable if Privacy is set to "Block All Cookies" (this highest setting), does this also block php session variable?

If Privacy is set to high the session variables work and if i use a custom setting "Block all 1st party cookies, block all 3rd party cookies, allow session cookies" it works.

Can anyone confirm or deny that session variables will work if "Block All Cookies" is set in IE? A session variable isn't a cookie is it? Where are session variables actually stored?

Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 10:37 am
by malcolmboston
the session data is stored server-side, usually in a temporary folder on the server machine.

sessions can be passed by URL

you must of seen for example

index.php?PHPSESSID=2307298bbdfbd

Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 10:42 am
by ckiemnstr
Is there any other way to do it?

I've seen sessions written to the /tmp directory on the server before, would that work?

Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 10:52 am
by malcolmboston
i do not understand why "block all cookies" is affecting your use of sessions, do you understand sessions?

are you starting the sessions?
are you assigning 'correctly' session values?

Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 10:57 am
by ckiemnstr
Neither do i, yes, yes