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Revision: 9124
at October 22, 2008 06:18 by Wardy
Initial Code 
<?
    session_start();
    $_SESSION['forward'] = "This session data will not be lost!";

    session_write_close();
    header('Location: nextpage.php');
?>
Initial URL 
http://uk.php.net/session_start
Initial Description 
The problem is some times the redirect may kick you off to the next page before all the session variables have been saved. The true solution to lost session vars on redirect is to simply call session_write_close(); before setting the redirect header. This will insure that php finishes writing the session info before page redirect gets underway.
Initial Title 
Save session value - then header redirect
Initial Tags 
php, header, redirect
Initial Language 
PHP