session_start not work with rewritengine

I have some files php that use the session_start for archive
datas in a variable $_SESSION['archive'] = $list;

they not work more if in the file .htaccess I use this code
(for to have permalink)

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /site/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /site/index.php [L]
</IfModule>

On Wed, 3 Jan 2007 12:22:20 +0100, artev <mailnotspammm@notspamm.nn>
wrote:

>I have some files php that use the session_start for archive
>datas in a variable $_SESSION['archive'] = $list;
>
>they not work more if in the file .htaccess I use this code
>(for to have permalink)
>
><IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
>RewriteEngine On
>RewriteBase /site/
>RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
>RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
>RewriteRule . /site/index.php [L]
></IfModule>
>

I had the same problem just yesterday. According to PHP manual on
php.net, sessions are not carried when there is a redirect. Since a
mod_rewrite is on the server level, I doubt there is a simple hack
around this. I ended up using my tried and true session functions,
passing the session id in a query string and saving the session values
in a MySQL table.

I would be interested to know if there is a way to code around this
limitation.

Anyone?

Tyrone Slothrop wrote:
> On Wed, 3 Jan 2007 12:22:20 +0100, artev <mailnotspammm@notspamm.nn>
> wrote:
>
>> I have some files php that use the session_start for archive
>> datas in a variable $_SESSION['archive'] = $list;
>>
>> they not work more if in the file .htaccess I use this code
>> (for to have permalink)
>>
>> <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
>> RewriteEngine On
>> RewriteBase /site/
>> RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
>> RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
>> RewriteRule . /site/index.php [L]
>> </IfModule>
>>
>
> I had the same problem just yesterday. According to PHP manual on
> php.net, sessions are not carried when there is a redirect. Since a
> mod_rewrite is on the server level, I doubt there is a simple hack
> around this. I ended up using my tried and true session functions,
> passing the session id in a query string and saving the session values
> in a MySQL table.
>
> I would be interested to know if there is a way to code around this
> limitation.

I user mod_rewrite in combination with sessions all the time. No problem if
they are in a cookie (and offcourse the domain stays the same...), or if
it's in the POST in an internal redirect. When the session id is in a GET
variable, add the [QSA] (query string append) flag to all your rewrites so
it will be carried over, like:
RewriteRule . /site/index.php [L,QSA]
--
Rik Wasmus

> I user mod_rewrite in combination with sessions all the time. No problem if
> they are in a cookie (and offcourse the domain stays the same...), or if
> it's in the POST in an internal redirect. When the session id is in a GET
> variable, add the [QSA] (query string append) flag to all your rewrites so
> it will be carried over, like:
> RewriteRule . /site/index.php [L,QSA]


I insert my variable innera a $_SESSION (not POST or GET) ;
any idea for the solution?
QSA is for GET, but for SESSION that is?

artev wrote:
>> I user mod_rewrite in combination with sessions all the time. No
>> problem if they are in a cookie (and offcourse the domain stays the
>> same...), or if it's in the POST in an internal redirect. When the
>> session id is in a GET variable, add the [QSA] (query string append)
>> flag to all your rewrites so it will be carried over, like:
>> RewriteRule . /site/index.php [L,QSA]
>
>
> I insert my variable innera a $_SESSION (not POST or GET) ;
> any idea for the solution?
> QSA is for GET, but for SESSION that is?

I suggest you reread the PHP manual about sessions:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.session.php

In short: The variables in $_SESSION never arrive at the client, and are
only on the server. The session is continued on the basis of a session-id,
which can be set by the client either by COOKIE, POST or GET. Find out how
your sessions are/should be continued.
--
Rik Wasmus