|
it
newsgroups
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Session cookies disappear!
I recently discovered that my session cookies on the web host disappear within 30 seconds. I created some very simple asp scripts (it took me a while until I discovered why my shopping cart acts very weird...) to check the session cookies. On one asp page I set up cookies: setcookie.asp <% Session("TransactionID") = 15 Session("CustomerID") = 1 %> and on readcookie.asp <% response.write "Session(""TransactionID"")=" & Session("TransactionID") & "<br>" response.write "Session(""CustomerID"")=" & Session("CustomerID") & "<br>" The same asp pages run on my XP Pro show that the session cookies don't %> expire as long as I close the browser, while on the remote web server, if I do a refresh on readcookie.asp after 30 seconds, they are gone. I run ASP on the server and all I know is that it is a Plesk server. No idea if it actually a Linux server or a Windows one... Do I have to setup expiry time or something for session cookies? Any information appreciated. Regards, Nicolae > The same asp pages run on my XP Pro show that the session cookies don't
http://www.aspfaq.com/2157
> expire as long as I close the browser, while on the remote web server, if I > do a refresh on readcookie.asp after 30 seconds, they are gone. > I run ASP on the server and all I know is that it is a Plesk server. No idea Well, that's a big difference. You're going to need to find out if it is> if it actually a Linux server or a Windows one... Windows, and if not, what kind of ASP emulator is running. It could be a setting in the web server (e.g. they could have disabled session state), but for anything on the server, if you don't have direct access to it, you're going to have to talk to the technical people there anyway. A Show quote
"Aaron [SQL Server MVP]" <ten.xoc@dnartreb.noraa> wrote in message Thank you very much, Aaron. I read the FAQ and I think it is a problem on news:BE5E6786.38E7%ten.xoc@dnartreb.noraa... >> The same asp pages run on my XP Pro show that the session cookies don't >> expire as long as I close the browser, while on the remote web server, if >> I >> do a refresh on readcookie.asp after 30 seconds, they are gone. > > http://www.aspfaq.com/2157 > >> I run ASP on the server and all I know is that it is a Plesk server. No >> idea >> if it actually a Linux server or a Windows one... > > Well, that's a big difference. You're going to need to find out if it is > Windows, and if not, what kind of ASP emulator is running. It could be a > setting in the web server (e.g. they could have disabled session state), > but > for anything on the server, if you don't have direct access to it, you're > going to have to talk to the technical people there anyway. > the web server. Apparently they have a Windows server. I contacted them, waiting for their reply. Regards, Nicolae Show quote
"Nicolae Fieraru" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message Try this:news:%23fRBihrKFHA.2748@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > > "Aaron [SQL Server MVP]" <ten.xoc@dnartreb.noraa> wrote in message > news:BE5E6786.38E7%ten.xoc@dnartreb.noraa... >>> The same asp pages run on my XP Pro show that the session cookies don't >>> expire as long as I close the browser, while on the remote web server, >>> if I >>> do a refresh on readcookie.asp after 30 seconds, they are gone. >> >> http://www.aspfaq.com/2157 >> >>> I run ASP on the server and all I know is that it is a Plesk server. No >>> idea >>> if it actually a Linux server or a Windows one... >> >> Well, that's a big difference. You're going to need to find out if it is >> Windows, and if not, what kind of ASP emulator is running. It could be a >> setting in the web server (e.g. they could have disabled session state), >> but >> for anything on the server, if you don't have direct access to it, you're >> going to have to talk to the technical people there anyway. >> > > Thank you very much, Aaron. I read the FAQ and I think it is a problem on > the web server. Apparently they have a Windows server. > I contacted them, waiting for their reply. > > Regards, > Nicolae > Response.write Session.Timeout What do you get? If this is a random occurrance, you're not alone.
I think I have found the solution though. If the server is a Windows server, which I suspect it is, the name of the server must not contain any _. Micorsoft IIS6 randomly drops sessions by design if an underscore _ is contained in the server name, some sort of security flaw or something. To fix the problem make sure the machine name does not have an _ and make sure the workgroup it belongs to does not have an _. I recently experienced this problem on a new server I am renting and changed the workgroup as stated above and it seems to be stable. Try it and see Show quote "Nicolae Fieraru" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:4238fa1d$1@duster.adelaide.on.net... > Hi All, > > I recently discovered that my session cookies on the web host disappear > within 30 seconds. > I created some very simple asp scripts (it took me a while until I > discovered why my shopping cart acts very weird...) to check the session > cookies. > > On one asp page I set up cookies: > > setcookie.asp > <% > Session("TransactionID") = 15 > Session("CustomerID") = 1 > %> > > and on > > readcookie.asp > <% > response.write "Session(""TransactionID"")=" & Session("TransactionID") & > "<br>" > response.write "Session(""CustomerID"")=" & Session("CustomerID") & "<br>" > %> > > The same asp pages run on my XP Pro show that the session cookies don't > expire as long as I close the browser, while on the remote web server, if > I do a refresh on readcookie.asp after 30 seconds, they are gone. > > I run ASP on the server and all I know is that it is a Plesk server. No > idea if it actually a Linux server or a Windows one... > Do I have to setup expiry time or something for session cookies? > Any information appreciated. > > Regards, > Nicolae > It is not IIS it is IE that is dropping cookies and it is by design.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316112 Show quote "Adam Short" <a***@phuture-uk.net> wrote in message news:%23k5EBjzKFHA.2796@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > If this is a random occurrance, you're not alone. > > I think I have found the solution though. If the server is a Windows > server, which I suspect it is, the name of the server must not contain any > _. > > Micorsoft IIS6 randomly drops sessions by design if an underscore _ is > contained in the server name, some sort of security flaw or something. To > fix the problem make sure the machine name does not have an _ and make > sure > the workgroup it belongs to does not have an _. > > I recently experienced this problem on a new server I am renting and > changed > the workgroup as stated above and it seems to be stable. > > Try it and see > > "Nicolae Fieraru" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message > news:4238fa1d$1@duster.adelaide.on.net... >> Hi All, >> >> I recently discovered that my session cookies on the web host disappear >> within 30 seconds. >> I created some very simple asp scripts (it took me a while until I >> discovered why my shopping cart acts very weird...) to check the session >> cookies. >> >> On one asp page I set up cookies: >> >> setcookie.asp >> <% >> Session("TransactionID") = 15 >> Session("CustomerID") = 1 >> %> >> >> and on >> >> readcookie.asp >> <% >> response.write "Session(""TransactionID"")=" & Session("TransactionID") & >> "<br>" >> response.write "Session(""CustomerID"")=" & Session("CustomerID") & >> "<br>" >> %> >> >> The same asp pages run on my XP Pro show that the session cookies don't >> expire as long as I close the browser, while on the remote web server, if >> I do a refresh on readcookie.asp after 30 seconds, they are gone. >> >> I run ASP on the server and all I know is that it is a Plesk server. No >> idea if it actually a Linux server or a Windows one... >> Do I have to setup expiry time or something for session cookies? >> Any information appreciated. >> >> Regards, >> Nicolae >> > > If this is a random occurrance, you're not alone.
I think I have found the solution though. If the server is a Windows server, which I suspect it is, the name of the server must not contain any _. Micorsoft IIS6 randomly drops sessions by design if an underscore _ is contained in the server name, some sort of security flaw or something. To fix the problem make sure the machine name does not have an _ and make sure the workgroup it belongs to does not have an _. I recently experienced this problem on a new server I am renting and changed the workgroup as stated above and it seems to be stable. Try it and see Show quote "Nicolae Fieraru" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:4238fa1d$1@duster.adelaide.on.net... > Hi All, > > I recently discovered that my session cookies on the web host disappear > within 30 seconds. > I created some very simple asp scripts (it took me a while until I > discovered why my shopping cart acts very weird...) to check the session > cookies. > > On one asp page I set up cookies: > > setcookie.asp > <% > Session("TransactionID") = 15 > Session("CustomerID") = 1 > %> > > and on > > readcookie.asp > <% > response.write "Session(""TransactionID"")=" & Session("TransactionID") & > "<br>" > response.write "Session(""CustomerID"")=" & Session("CustomerID") & "<br>" > %> > > The same asp pages run on my XP Pro show that the session cookies don't > expire as long as I close the browser, while on the remote web server, if > I do a refresh on readcookie.asp after 30 seconds, they are gone. > > I run ASP on the server and all I know is that it is a Plesk server. No > idea if it actually a Linux server or a Windows one... > Do I have to setup expiry time or something for session cookies? > Any information appreciated. > > Regards, > Nicolae >  |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Other interesting topics