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Posted: **Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:04 pm**

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Version of script: 1.6
Hosting company:
URL of phpinfo.php: http://www.operationbraveheart.org.uk/guestbook/
URL of session_test.php: http://www.operationbraveheart.org.uk/guestbook/
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I have had the same problem with security image not being displayed and when it does display I get the Wrong Number error message.

I have tried doing what you suggested in another post but it didn't work.

I have tested the GD because I get the red box with WORK in it. I know GD is installed as I have capthca images already working.

Here is the path to the session save folder

session_save_path('/home/davejump/public_html/guestbook/tmp');

I haven't changed anything else so i don't know why sometimes I could see the security image and other times i can't (especially after the wrong number error)

If you could please help me sort this problem out I would be very grateful.

I have uploaded those phpinfo files etc in the guestbook directory

Posted: **Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:14 pm**

Does it work if you completely remove

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session_save_path('/home/davejump/public_html/guestbook/tmp');

from your code (because session_test works fine)? Try it and make sure you close all browser windows before testing any changes.

If not are yo usure the tmp/ folder is writable (chmod to 666 (rw-rw-rw-))?

Posted: **Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:17 pm**

I removed that session path and it made no difference

I also checked that the tmp folder was 666 and that made no difference.

What is strange is when i click sign guestbook, i get the security image and when i enter the number, i then get the wrong security number error.

Can i remove that security check and use one i have elsewhere on my site?

I have a captcha image php file i use on registration and contact form and I never have problems with that.

This is a real nightmare as I have someone who wants to sign the guestbook

Posted: **Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:20 pm**

It's definitely a problem with sessions. Try uploading blank header and footer.txt files and see if that helps.

You can disable security number in the settings file ($settings['autosubmit'] to 0) but I can't help you add any other code, you're one your own there.

Posted: **Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:59 pm**

I did as you suggested and it works.

I have done some narrowing down and I think i know what's causing the problem and it is sessions like you said and as i suspected.

Becuase I have included some files such as database connection etc, one of them was causing problems

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error_reporting(E_ALL ^ E_NOTICE);
define('IN_SCRIPT',true);

require_once("../php/storeAddress.php");
require_once('../php/database/MySQL.php');
require_once('../php/database/connection.php');
require_once('../php/functions.php');

require('settings.php');
require($settings['language']);
$settings['verzija']='1.6';

I need to have session_start at the top of the page so i included a php file with this code in it

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if(ini_get('session.auto_start') == '0') session_start();

Could this be causing the error, as the session is being started twice? I don't get any warning about sessions already being started.

If this is what's causing it, how do i start sessions so i can use sessions I have created like user login?

Posted: **Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:22 pm**

That's exactly the problem, double sessions. It doesn't throw any errors because you probably have debug mode ($settings['debug']) set to 0 (disabled). You can try removing

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session_name('LINKMAN');

, close all browser windows and see if that helps. If not you will need to remove one of the session_start()'s

Posted: **Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:21 pm**

I have tried removing all session_starts apart from the one i start at the top of gbook.php but it makes no difference.

If i remove the session_start() that i add, it works without altering the guestbook code but then i can't login from my site as the login is on every page in header.txt

I don't understand why when i include session_start() at the top of gbook.php, it doesn't get included elsewhere on the page to display the image.

I looked at all the code and including the session_start() i add, there is 2 more.....one in print_sec_image.php and the other after this

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$a=gbook_input($_REQUEST['a']);

/* And this will start session which will help prevent multiple submissions and spam */
if($a=='sign' || $a=='add') {

surely if it's included at the top, you shouldn't need to start the session again

Posted: **Fri Oct 24, 2008 1:26 pm**

Sorry, that code was for Linkman not GBook. Try removing this code from gbook.php:

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session_name('GBOOK');
session_start();

And in print_sec_img.php delete just

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session_name('GBOOK');

and leave session_start();

Posted: **Fri Oct 24, 2008 7:36 pm**

Many thanks...that's what i was trying to do last night but i couldn't get it working but it does now.....