How to enable PHP session without config other files

Question

I include this code on top of my php webpage

<?php
ini_set('session.use_cookies', 1);
ini_set('session.use_only_cookies', 1);
session_start();
?>

here is php webpage
a.php

<h1>Page AAAA</h1>
<a href="b.php?t=<? echo time(); ?>">go to page B</a>
<?php
   echo "<h2>CURRENT SESSION = ", $_SESSION['test'], "</h2>";
   $_SESSION['test'] = 'a';
   echo "<h2>AFTER CHANGE SESSION = ", $_SESSION['test'], "</h2>";
?>

b.php

<h1>Page BBBB</h1>
<a href="a.php?t=<? echo time(); ?>">go to page A</a>
<?php
   echo "<h2>CURRENT SESSION = ", $_SESSION['test'], "</h2>";
   $_SESSION['test'] = 'b';
   echo "<h2>AFTER CHANGE SESSION = ", $_SESSION['test'], "</h2>";
?>

but it not work. CURRENT SESSION is no value even if I switch between a.php and b.php

update I include this code in a.php
echo "<h1>SESSION ID = ", session_id() , "</h1>";
result
SESSION ID = fhhiilg08rl2ajtplqc9dbud43

Try`!session_id() ? session_start() : null` and set error reporting on to see what error is occurring — shawndreck, Jan 02 '13 at 10:01
What does "on top of my php webpage" mean? Are you starting the session in a.php and b.php? Try activating error reporting if you haven't already. — deceze, Jan 02 '13 at 10:01
[**Read this**](http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_sessions.asp) — Pankit Kapadia, Jan 02 '13 at 10:05
I recommend remove `?>` in the included PHP snippet. See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4410704/php-closing-tag — Xiao Jia, Jan 02 '13 at 10:05
I mean copy that code and place on top of php webpage files before html tag start — hsgu, Jan 02 '13 at 10:07
@hsgu you have write session_start() at the beginning of both the pages i.e a.php and b.php and on every single page where youi want to use session — sandip, Jan 02 '13 at 10:13
I want output CURRENT SESSION = a after I click go to page B from page A but now result on my server side CURRENT SESSION = NOTHING — hsgu, Jan 02 '13 at 10:16
@hsgu have you written session_start() on both the a.php & b.php pages? — sandip, Jan 02 '13 at 10:21
I have certainly write session_start(); in both page. It's very depress to get down vote because I can't find the cause of my strange result. Am I ask the stupid question? — hsgu, Jan 02 '13 at 10:29

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 02 '13 at 10:07

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Open your php.ini file and set

session.use_cookies=1
session.use_only_cookies=1

So by setting this you will not require config other files

And just start session on pages where you want to assess session variables by

session_start()

edited Jan 02 '13 at 10:07

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answered Jan 02 '13 at 10:02

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Now I edit php.ini session.use_cookies=1 already and I let session.use_only_cookies=1 out of comment but session still not work correctly. – hsgu Jan 02 '13 at 10:34
@hsgu I tried your code on my system I got answer as Page BBBB go to page A CURRENT SESSION = a Page AAAA go to page B CURRENT SESSION = b AFTER CHANGE SESSION = a AFTER CHANGE SESSION = b when I clicked on go to page a link I got output as – sandip Jan 02 '13 at 10:43
Thank so much. I try it with my friend as well my server got nothing on CURRENT SESSION but my friend got it fine what should I do at this point. – hsgu Jan 02 '13 at 10:44
@hsgu try by restarting your webserver! – sandip Jan 02 '13 at 10:47
WOWWWWWW!!!! I restart webserver and it's work fine thank!!! – hsgu Jan 02 '13 at 11:06

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 02 '13 at 10:09

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Just use session_start(); function on top of the page then assign value to $_SESSION['test'] = "value". This show session value on all the pages.

edited Jan 02 '13 at 10:09

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answered Jan 02 '13 at 10:04

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How to enable PHP session without config other files

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