Session not starting when using www

Question

I have a strange problem here.

I am using a directory script running off PHP.

The users have the option to type in their postcode so the directory can use their postcode to find local businesses.

I am using a session to save their postcode.

The problem is when the session postcode ($_SESSION['postcode']) doesn't show when I leave out the "www." in the domain. How can I set it so the postcode will show with/without the www.?

Thanks Peter

please provide a little more details, or a part of the script? — nand, Jan 30 '12 at 22:09
Check your session cookie's domain settings. If the cookie is set for `wwww.domain.com`, it will not be available for `other.domain.com` or `domain.com`. — Marc B, Jan 30 '12 at 22:11
Is there a way I can set it for both domains or should I use the rewrite engine? — Peter Stuart, Jan 30 '12 at 22:13
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/644920/allow-php-sessions-to-carry-over-to-subdomains see this thread. — CBusBus, Jan 30 '12 at 22:16
Solved, I actually read another thread from here that solved it. Thanks anyway :) — Peter Stuart, Jan 30 '12 at 22:22

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 31 '12 at 14:37

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session_set_cookie_params(0, '/', '.domain.com');

answered Jan 31 '12 at 14:37

Ali Demirci

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 31 '12 at 14:35

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I used the following code and it worked :)

RewriteEngine on RewriteBase / RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.mywebsite.org RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://mywebsite.org/$1 [R=permanent,L]

answered Jan 31 '12 at 14:35

Peter Stuart

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Session not starting when using www

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