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 Topic: Destroying Sessions? |
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kr33
Joined: 19 Sep 2006
Posts: 64
Location: South Africa
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 Posted: Thu 02 Nov '06 12:41 Post subject: Destroying Sessions? |
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Another question I have is...
How do I clear the session completely, without having to close the browser in order to do that, because if i bypass the login page after already having logged in before, i can still view the pages(assuming the browser hasn't been closed and reopened)
I've tried the following:
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<?php
session_name("name");
session_start();
session_destroy();
?>
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i have the following in the login page
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<?php
session_unset();
?>
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shouldn't that be enough, so that I don't have to close the browser every time, so that the session closes?
Please help, thanks |
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James Blond
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Joined: 19 Jan 2006
Posts: 7371
Location: Germany, Next to Hamburg
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| Posted: Thu 02 Nov '06 13:21 Post subject: |
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session_name("name");
session_start();
//Cookie Client deleting
if (isset($_COOKIE[session_name()])) {
setcookie(session_name(), '', time()-42000, '/');
}
//Cookie on serverseitig deleting
session_destroy();
$_COOKIE=null;
$_SESSION=null;
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If this is on the logout page You don't have to close the browser.
use session_destroy to end a session. session_unset only empties the variables but does not finish the session |
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kr33
Joined: 19 Sep 2006
Posts: 64
Location: South Africa
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| Posted: Thu 02 Nov '06 13:43 Post subject: |
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I'm not using cookies at all, i only using sessions.
I tried what you've said in the previous post, and i get some error about function:destroy() or something like that.
And it hasn't solved the problem.
Any other alternatives, but ONLY using sessions, I have no cookies,
what-so-ever.
Anything?
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James Blond
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Joined: 19 Jan 2006
Posts: 7371
Location: Germany, Next to Hamburg
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| Posted: Thu 02 Nov '06 15:20 Post subject: |
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The session will create a session cookie  But browsers don't handle that as a normal cookie. |
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kr33
Joined: 19 Sep 2006
Posts: 64
Location: South Africa
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| Posted: Thu 02 Nov '06 15:39 Post subject: |
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OK...Thanks alot!
I'll post another message and let you know what the outcome is and if it worked!
Oh by the way, do I type the following on every page?
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<?php
session_name("name");
session_start();
?>
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or just
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session_name("name");
session_start();
//Cookie Client deleting
if (isset($_COOKIE[session_name()])) {
setcookie(session_name(), '', time()-42000, '/');
}
//Cookie on serverseitig deleting
session_destroy();
$_COOKIE=null;
$_SESSION=null;
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in login page and then in the main frameset
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<?php
session_name("name");
session_start();
?>
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thanks again |
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kr33
Joined: 19 Sep 2006
Posts: 64
Location: South Africa
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| Posted: Thu 02 Nov '06 15:47 Post subject: |
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Hi
I tried the code you gave me, to put into the beginning of my login in page and it works perfectly, thanks alot 
Now I fully understand how to work with this session story, but I will work on perfecting my web development skills, I migrated from Windows applications to web development so bare with me.
I also realised that there is no need for the session_unset() method as the above code deletes the last opened session. Right?
Thanks again |
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