PHP session_name not working

Question

I am using this script, setting the session name with session_name:

<?php
ob_start();
session_name ("my_cookie");
session_start();
...
ob_end_flush();
?>

however, in the browser opening the site, I'm still seeing the cookie name osCsid. What am I missing? How do I set the session name properly?

--EDIT--

here is the full script:

<?php
  session_name ("MyCookie");
  session_start();
  $UA = $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'];
  $REF = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];
  $IP =   $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
  $GUID = session_id();
  $actual_link = "http://$_SERVER[HTTP_HOST]$_SERVER[REQUEST_URI]";
  //echo $UA;
  //echo $REF;
  //echo $IP;
  //echo $GUID;
  echo ("python ../header_sender.py -u '$UA' -r '$REF' -i '$IP' -c '$GUID' -p '$actual_link' 2>&1");
  echo exec("python /var/www/html/oscommerce-2.3.3.4/header_sender.py -u '$UA' -r '$REF' -i '$IP' -c '$GUID' -p '$actual_link' 2>&1");
  ?>

@Rizier123 - I was under the impression that setting the session should happen before sending output to the browser. Should I remove it? — WeaselFox, Dec 25 '14 at 11:56
Please show us your entire script. Also did you try these 2 lines in a separated script? — Rizier123, Dec 25 '14 at 12:04
@Rizier123 - added the full script. Also yes I tried omitting everything but those two lines, still did not change the name... — WeaselFox, Dec 25 '14 at 12:12
You said you still see the cookie: `osCsid` maybe this is from earlier test's? Did you destroyed your session and all your cookies to test it ? — Rizier123, Dec 25 '14 at 12:12
I deleted the cookie from the browser. It is happily regenerated as `osCsid` every time... — WeaselFox, Dec 25 '14 at 12:14
[session.auto_start](http://php.net/manual/en/session.configuration.php#ini.session.auto-start) is disabled? — Federkun, Dec 25 '14 at 12:20
Try adding `print_r(headers_list());` at the bottom of your code and see the output. Maybe the cookie is set with the secure flag? — Federkun, Dec 25 '14 at 12:29

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:57

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OK, found the issue:

The problem wat that oscommerce was overriding the session, killing my cookie and replacing it with osCsid This Question had the answer.

Many Thanks to Rizier and Laxus for trying to help me out...

edited May 23 '17 at 11:57

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