From: Javier Fontan <jfontan@...>
Date: 2002-02-16T01:07:34+09:00
Subject: Re: CGI::Session problems


Hello

I think that this part f mod_ruby FAQ should help you

--8<----
CGI::Session does not work.

On mod_ruby, CGI::Session is not closed automatically, so you should close it 
explicitly.session = CGI::Session.new(...)
begin
  ...
ensure
  session.close
end

This problem is not CGI::Session specific. You should close files etc too.
---->8--

Bye

On Fri 15 Feb 2002 17:00, you wrote:
> Argh!
>
> I am trying to using CGI:Session (with Apache & mod_ruby) and meeting
> no success.  I have read what little there is about sessions in the
> two books I have, and scoured the 'net for examples (and found a few).
>
> The code I am using is like this:
>
> def getsession(cgi)
>     if $sess == nil then
>         $sess = CGI::Session.new(cgi,
>                                 "session_key" => "a_test",
>                                 "prefix" => "rubysess.")
>     end
>     return $sess
> end
>
> cgi = CGI.new
> sess = getsession(cgi)
> if sess["junk"] != nil
>     puts "An existing session"
>     puts Marshal.load(sess["junk"])
>     sess.update
> else
>     puts "A new session"
>     sess["junk"]=123
> end
>
> The function getsession() is defined in a loaded file.
>
> The problem is that sess["junk"] is always nil, like session isn't
> being stored or restored.
>
> I would really love a simple example of this working under mod_ruby.
> I think perhaps mod_ruby is whacking my "cgi" object after every run.
> Since I need the session for variable persistance, this is not a good
> thing.
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
> -- Dan

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Javier Fontan Mui�os
jfontan@cesga.es
CESGA, Supercomputing Center of Galicia