1 - Change the @session_start() to session_start(). Any error or warning? 2 - The php version? Both the old and the new server. 3 - The output of print_r($_SESSION). On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 3:55 PM, ITP Vision Promotion <itpvision@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hello > I have built 21 web sites, when I changed hosting, the PHP log in failed, > due to failure to read the php session > > to the log in pahe: > @session_start(); > if(isset($_POST['user']) && $_POST['user'] != '' && isset($_POST['pass']) && > $_POST['pass'] != '') > { > $pass = mysql_escape_string(addslashes($_POST['pass'])); > $user = mysql_escape_string(addslashes($_POST['user'])); > $query = "select * from table where name = '$user' AND pass = > password('$pass') "; > $query2 = mysql_query($query); > if(mysql_num_rows($query2) < 1) > { > header("location:login.php"); > exit; > } > else > { > $_SESSION['user'] = $user; > $_SESSION['keylock'] = "abcd"; > header("location:privatepage.php"); > > } > } > else > { > > header("location:$referer"); > exit; > > } > > I reach the private page, here the session cannot be read , and I am > redirected to the forbidden page > @session_start(); > if(isset($_SESSION['keylock']) && $_SESSION['keylock'] == "abcd") > { > $user = $_SESSION['user'] ; > $display = "<br><div align = 'center'> Welcome <b> $user </b> > > <a href = 'signout.php'> <b> » SIGN OUT </b> </a> > </div> <br> "; > require_once('header.php'); > echo $display; > } > else > { > header("location:forbiden.php"); > exit; > } > The second case is true > I tried to comment the redirection, and > wrote a varaiable > $d = $_SESSION['keylock'] ; > echo " session $d "; > I only get an output session, the session cannot be read > >