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? asked in Computers & InternetProgramming & Design · 10 years ago

PHP $_SESSION being called by regular variable?

I have a code that stores data into a variable then sets a session with a md5 hash of the data, plus salt: (I use it to generate characters for captcha)

<?php

session_start();

$code = strtoupper(substr(md5(uniqid(rand())), floor(rand(0,26)), 6));

$_SESSION['code'] = "1s3LK" . md5($code) . "aDB2";

echo $code;

?>

On my localhost, the code returned is a 6 character code.

On my actual webhost (Hostgator), the code returned is the session data.

Is this a known issue, a problem with my code or should I contact my webhost to find out what is going on?

To counter it I have had to change the name of the session variable but I'd rather not do that!

Update:

Just JR,

Obviously you didn't read, or understand, my question.

The problem is that, on my WEB SERVER, echoing $code is returning the data stored in the SESSION, as opposed to the $code variable.

Also try not insulting me next time you choose to reply to something without reading my question.

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  • just "JR"
    Lv 7
    10 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    You echo $code, as a substring of 6 characters. What do you expect?

    echo ($code);

    echo ($_SESSION['code'])

    and watch the difference...

    There is no "issue", but you have one with your logic...

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