Re: [PHP] Opinion: PHP Sessions or Cookies

2004-07-14 Thread Justin Patrin
TED]> wrote: > Just as folks can turn off JavaScript, they can reject cookies. Sessions > have some advantages over cookies. > > > [Original Message] > > From: Ed Lazor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 07/13/2004 2:47:31 PM &

RE: [PHP] Opinion: PHP Sessions or Cookies

2004-07-14 Thread Dennis Seavers
Just as folks can turn off JavaScript, they can reject cookies. Sessions have some advantages over cookies. > [Original Message] > From: Ed Lazor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 07/13/2004 2:47:31 PM > Subject: [PHP] Opinion: PHP Sessions o

Re: [PHP] Opinion: PHP Sessions or Cookies

2004-07-13 Thread Jason Wong
On Wednesday 14 July 2004 12:45, Chris Shiflett wrote: > The way I interpret your question is to ask whether it's better to store > session data on the server (in $_SERVER) or on the client (in cookies). So that people don't get confused: $_SERVER should be $_SESSION. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins

Re: [PHP] Opinion: PHP Sessions or Cookies

2004-07-13 Thread Chris Shiflett
--- Ed Lazor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm using PHP sessions for user tracking. My host provider's server is > dropping session data. He swears it's my scripts and says I should be > using cookies for better security. That goes completely opposite to my > understanding, so I'd like to run it

RE: [PHP] Opinion: PHP Sessions or Cookies

2004-07-13 Thread Ed Lazor
> -Original Message- > Looks like /tmp directory is out of space. Change the directory to your > own, it's more secure anyway. I keep watching and /tmp seems ok space-wise, but I like the idea of overriding where session files are stored. I just made that change and I'm waiting for feed

Re: [PHP] Opinion: PHP Sessions or Cookies

2004-07-13 Thread Justin Patrin
Sounds like it could be a permissions issue to /tmp, but that's not likely as some work and some don't. More likely, /tmp isn't big enough. Ask the provider to check to see if it's being filled up (you can also check yourself with the 'df' command on the command-line). It could also be an old vers

Re: [PHP] Opinion: PHP Sessions or Cookies

2004-07-13 Thread Marek Kilimajer
Ed Lazor wrote: I'm using PHP sessions for user tracking. My host provider's server is dropping session data. He swears it's my scripts and says I should be using cookies for better security. That goes completely opposite to my understanding, so I'd like to run it by you guys. Which is more sec

[PHP] Opinion: PHP Sessions or Cookies

2004-07-13 Thread Ed Lazor
I'm using PHP sessions for user tracking. My host provider's server is dropping session data. He swears it's my scripts and says I should be using cookies for better security. That goes completely opposite to my understanding, so I'd like to run it by you guys. Which is more secure: PHP session