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Re: Preserving an object

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On 6/25/2011 9:37 AM, bruceaj wrote:
> On Jun 25, 8:08 am, Jerry Stuckle<jstuck...@attglobal.net>  wrote:
>> On 6/25/2011 7:06 AM, Jivanmukta wrote:
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>>>> Put it in a separate file and include it?
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>>> IMHO it is not enough. Object should be stored in $_SESSION.
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>> Don't worry about TNP - it's a typical response from him.  He doesn't
>> even know the difference between a class and an object.
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>>> I have similar problem.
>>> I tried to solve it this way:
>>> File 1:
>>> session_start();
>>> ...
>>> $_SESSION['statement'] = $statement; // object
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>>> File 2:
>>> session_start();
>>> function __autoload($className) {
>>>     require_once 'class.' . strtolower($className) . '.php';
>>> }
>>> $statement = $_SESSION['statement'];
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>>> but I receive such error:
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>>> object (__PHP_Incomplete_class) #1 (8) {
>>>     ["__PHP_Incomplete_Class_Name"] =>    string(9) "Statement" etc.
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>>> Could anybody help me?
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>> You have to have the class file loaded BEFORE starting the session so
>> the interpreter knows how to deserialize the $_SESSION object.
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>> P.S. I don't like autoload.  It causes too many problems, like
>> performance from having to search multiple directories, or even loading
>> the wrong file because someone stuck a file with the same name in
>> another directory.  Even changing directory permissions can cause problems.
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>> And, as you see, it doesn't work with sessions.
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> Well, the object I'm trying to preserve is a database connection. SO,
> from reading the above responses, it SEEMS that $_SESSIONs will NOT
> work. Bottom line, I can't do it.
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> Thanks for the responses....
>
> Bruce

No.  Database connections are closed when the script terminates.

Transactional programming, like for web page scripts, is much different 
than non-transactional programming.  Basically you can pass data from 
one script to another, but you cannot pass any external resources.

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Preserving an object bruceaj <bruceaj@bellsouth.net> - 2011-06-24 19:45 -0700
  Re: Preserving an object The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-06-25 09:27 +0100
    Re: Preserving an object Jivanmukta <jivanmukta@poczta.onet.pl> - 2011-06-25 04:06 -0700
      Re: Preserving an object Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-06-25 08:08 -0400
        Re: Preserving an object bruceaj <bruceaj@bellsouth.net> - 2011-06-25 06:37 -0700
          Re: Preserving an object Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-06-25 13:10 -0400
          Re: Preserving an object The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-06-26 04:18 +0100
  Re: Preserving an object Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-06-25 08:02 -0400

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