[UPHPU] Why doesn't this work the way I expect it to?

[Nathan Lane]

How do I ensure that a session isn't already started so that I don't
accidentally overwrite my session?

On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 8:57 AM, David Boucha <boucha at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 8:32 AM, Nathan Lane <nathamberlane at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > I have a default PHP script in all of my directories and I want them to
> > redirect to my error script with some post parameters, or even variables,
> > and I've tried both but neither seems to do what I expect it to.
> >
> > <?php
> > $contents = "error";
> > $errorNumber = 403;
> > $errorMessage = "Access Forbidden";
> > header("Location: /?page=error");
> > ?>
> >
> > After that script is run I expect the script associated with /?page=error
> > to
> > see that $errorNumber and $errorMessage are set, but it doesn't see that.
> > Can anybody explain why?
>
>
> Nathan,
>
> When you redirect the user to /?page=error the variables you set above
> aren't sent along. If you want to be able to access them, put them in
> session variables instead.
>
> Dave
>
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