Re: [PHP] loosing session in new window (IE only)

----- Original Message ----
From: Andrew Ballard <aballard@gmail.com>
To: PHP General list <php-general@lists.php.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 3:41:35 PM
Subject: Re: [php] loosing session in new window (IE only)

On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 3:49 PM, Lamp Lists <lamp.lists@yahoo.com> wrote:
> hi,
> i have a list of people on one page. each row, on the end has link <a href=person.php?id=123 target=_blank>view details</a>.
> it's requested to open detail page in new window.
> very few people complained they can't open detail page. all of them use IE.
> I wasn't able to reproduce the error, though using GoToMeeting I was able to look while customer was doing it.
> I put session info on screen to see what's going on and found that new window doesn't have session info from "old" window?!? like, new window - new session.
>
> does anybody knows anything about this?
>
> thanks.
>
> -ll

If they open a new window by clicking on IE (say, on the desktop, the
QuickLaunch bar, or the Start menu), Windows actually opens a new,
totally separate process of IE along side the first. The new one will
share any persistent cookies with the first, since they are written to
the file system, but sessions do not usually use persistent cookies.
As long as your users are opening the new window by clicking a link or
by pressing Ctrl+N from the first window, the session information
*should* remain in tact.

Andrew

should - but don't :D
you're right and I understand opening new window from "desktop" starts new process, but this is happening after visitor hits the link "detail view" and that is confusing :(







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On Tue, March 25, 2008 4:07 pm, Lamp Lists wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Andrew Ballard <aballard@gmail.com>
> To: PHP General list <php-general@lists.php.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 3:41:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [php] loosing session in new window (IE only)
>
> On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 3:49 PM, Lamp Lists <lamp.lists@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>> hi,
>> i have a list of people on one page. each row, on the end has link
>> <a href=person.php?id=123 target=_blank>view details</a>.
>> it's requested to open detail page in new window.
>> very few people complained they can't open detail page. all of them
>> use IE.
>> I wasn't able to reproduce the error, though using GoToMeeting I
>> was able to look while customer was doing it.
>> I put session info on screen to see what's going on and found that
>> new window doesn't have session info from "old" window?!? like, new
>> window - new session.
>>
>> does anybody knows anything about this?
>>
>> thanks.
>>
>> -ll
>
> If they open a new window by clicking on IE (say, on the desktop, the
> QuickLaunch bar, or the Start menu), Windows actually opens a new,
> totally separate process of IE along side the first. The new one will
> share any persistent cookies with the first, since they are written to
> the file system, but sessions do not usually use persistent cookies.
> As long as your users are opening the new window by clicking a link or
> by pressing Ctrl+N from the first window, the session information
> *should* remain in tact.
>
> Andrew
>
> should - but don't :D
> you're right and I understand opening new window from "desktop"
> starts new process, but this is happening after visitor hits the link
> "detail view" and that is confusing :(

WILD GUESS ALERT!

Perhaps the MS version of "open popup in new tab/window" is to start a
whole new process?

--
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Know what I want?
I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist.
http://cdbaby.com/from/lynch
Yeah, I get a buck. So?

--- Richard Lynch <ceo@l-i-e.com> wrote:

> On Tue, March 25, 2008 4:07 pm, Lamp Lists wrote:
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Andrew Ballard <aballard@gmail.com>
> > To: PHP General list <php-general@lists.php.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 3:41:35 PM
> > Subject: Re: [php] loosing session in new window
> (IE only)
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 3:49 PM, Lamp Lists
> <lamp.lists@yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
> >> hi,
> >> i have a list of people on one page. each row,
> on the end has link
> >> <a href=person.php?id=123 target=_blank>view
> details</a>.
> >> it's requested to open detail page in new
> window.
> >> very few people complained they can't open
> detail page. all of them
> >> use IE.
> >> I wasn't able to reproduce the error, though
> using GoToMeeting I
> >> was able to look while customer was doing it.
> >> I put session info on screen to see what's going
> on and found that
> >> new window doesn't have session info from "old"
> window?!? like, new
> >> window - new session.
> >>
> >> does anybody knows anything about this?
> >>
> >> thanks.
> >>
> >> -ll
> >
> > If they open a new window by clicking on IE (say,
> on the desktop, the
> > QuickLaunch bar, or the Start menu), Windows
> actually opens a new,
> > totally separate process of IE along side the
> first. The new one will
> > share any persistent cookies with the first, since
> they are written to
> > the file system, but sessions do not usually use
> persistent cookies.
> > As long as your users are opening the new window
> by clicking a link or
> > by pressing Ctrl+N from the first window, the
> session information
> > *should* remain in tact.
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> > should - but don't :D
> > you're right and I understand opening new window
> from "desktop"
> > starts new process, but this is happening after
> visitor hits the link
> > "detail view" and that is confusing :(
>
> WILD GUESS ALERT!
>
> Perhaps the MS version of "open popup in new
> tab/window" is to start a
> whole new process?
>
> --
> Some people have a "gift" link here.
> Know what I want?
> I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist.
> http://cdbaby.com/from/lynch
> Yeah, I get a buck. So?
>
>
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>
>

exactly.
now, what would be my solution to keep session info in
new window?

-ll


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