Re: Session contamination?

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This has been a very interesting discussion, as I have had the same "problem," but never thought much about the fact that I could do anything about it.

As to session save path, when I run phpinfo (at my remote Linux server) it tells me that it is set to "no value." This means it would default to /tmp. Where is this tmp directory? I have looked at the tmp directory that is one level above my site's www directory (outside of the web space), but I do not see any session data there. That's why I am asking if it is a system wide directory, or is it the one in my home directory.

If I set the path myself, what would be a good location? (I assume it should be outside the web space). Should I make up some random folder name (one time) and story my session data within that directory, within my own home directory?

Ben Liu wrote:

Hello All,

I'm using a single development server to host multiple client
projects, many of which require session management. I've noticed that
sometimes when I test these various web apps (which are simply in
separate sub directories) I get session leakage where logging in and
establishing a session on one app allows me access to (automatically
logs me in) to other app(s) on the same server. Or sometimes a session
variable will be set across all the apps, like $_SESSION['username'].

Is this due to the fact that sessions are established between client
browsers and servers, regardless of directory/sub directory?

What is the best way to avoid/prevent this problem? Should I be using
specific Session ID's or Session names?

Thanks for any help,

- Ben


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