i can't undersans much of your question,, but i think you supposed to write the statement to set the variable's value after the "session_start()" called, like this ... session_start(); ..... some codes $_SESSION['some_var']; <--- don't put it before the session_start() On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 5:51 PM, Stuart Dallas <stuart@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 8 Jun 2012, at 00:39, Tazio Ceri wrote: > > > I have a PHP script that takes very long time to execute. I manage it > using the following structure: > > > > ob_start(); > > > > // some code > > session_start(); > > // some code > > > > header("Content-length: ".ob_get_length()); > > ob_end_flush(); > > > > // some other, very long, code! > > > > The problem I am facing is that, after having set up a session, often I > have error as > > I don't find any simple variable that I wrote in $_SESSION. > > Correct my if I am wrong, but I think that $_SESSION get saved to disk > only > > at the end of the script, after the "very long code" has been executed. > > There is a way to save the session manually just after ob_end_flush()? > > > http://php.net/session_write_close > > -Stuart > > -- > Stuart Dallas > 3ft9 Ltd > http://3ft9.com/ > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >