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1. alfredwestlake
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Boy I am really confused now.

   I put in a simple counter
   and it is clear that the session information is unstable.
   I am lost as to why this is please help.
   Here is the simple counter I used to test:
   
   <?php</p>
   <p>session_start();</p>
   <p>if (empty($_SESSION['count'])) {
   $_SESSION['count'] = 1;
   } else {
   $_SESSION['count']++;
   }
   ?></p>
   <p><p>
   Hello visitor, you have seen this page <?php echo $_SESSION['count']; ?> times.
   </p>
   

   The number changes all around and then seems to start all over. Try it yourself:

   http://www.baguachuan/blog

   Refresh the page several times and see what it does in the left sidebar.

   Please Help I am lost.

   Alfred

2. vtxyzzy
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I am no expert, but here are a couple of possibilities:

   • session_start() needs to be called before any output to the browser. Put the call before get_header() in your template.
   • Some themes and plugins use sessions to track other things, such as an order tracking system.

   If it isn't one of those, then I am out of ideas.

3. alfredwestlake
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Thanks vtxyzzy,
   Yea I have tried putting the session_start() in at various places. Doesnt seem to change the result.
   Thanks again for the input,
   Alfred

4. alfredwestlake
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I have been searching around and apparently there is a problem using sessions with word press. Not sure why they are 'disabled'. Any ideas on how to get them working would be appreciated.

   Thanks,
   Alfred

5. f00bar
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Try going to wp-settings.php and on line 36:

   $noUnset = array('GLOBALS', '_GET', '_POST', '_COOKIE', '_REQUEST', '_SERVER', '_ENV', '_FILES', 'table_prefix');

   Change this to

   $noUnset = array('_SESSION', 'GLOBALS', '_GET', '_POST', '_COOKIE', '_REQUEST', '_SERVER', '_ENV', '_FILES', 'table_prefix');

   Which should never unset/disable sessions.

6. arpitap
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hi fOObar,

   I tried this but it is still not working for me.
   Can you tell me what I could be doing wrong?

   Thanks,
   Arpita

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