session variables

[randy_belcher]

Hello everyone.

 

I have created an asp.net application. The application works great on my local machine; however, when I run the app on a different server, the session variables are not being maintained. I have tried session state mode = InProc and StateServer. Is there a setting on the server that I am missing? Thanks for the help.

[Cassio]

Maybe the session state is disabled.

Open IIS, on the Default Web Site properties, go to Base Directory tab and click Configuration. Then go to the Options tab. There you´ll see the session state configurations.

[HJB417]

Is it being run on a web farm?

[randy_belcher]

enable session state is checked in the IIS, so that is not it. What exactly is a web farm?

[PlausiblyDamp]

Is session state enabled in the web.Config?

[randy_belcher]

I assume so, since the app works on my local machine. I have tried both InProc and StateServer (turned the ASP service on for this as well) for the mode. I just created a simple test app. 2 pages. One sets the session variable - Session("Test") = "1" and the other justs displays it with a label - label.text = Session("Test").

This does not work either, so it has to be something with the server. What else is there that I can check. Thanks for the help.

[randy_belcher]

i have done a little more testing.

in the application_start i created - application("Test") = 0

in session_start i have - application("Test") += 1

in session_end i have - application("Test") += 1

 

when i run the app using my machine as the local server

i get on page two

 

label1 = 1 (session("Test")) and

label2 = 1 (application("Test"))

This above is correct; however on the company server on page two i get

 

label1 = nothing (session("Test")) and

label2 = 3 (application("Test"))

Can anyone tell me why this happening. session_start i assume is firing twice and session_end is firing once.

[PlausiblyDamp]

Are you testing this from the same browser or are you running a different browser on each machine?

 

Could you also paste the session information from your web.config here - if possible both the version from the testing machine and the one from the server.

[randy_belcher]

The browser I test with is the same. I test the client side from my machine. The only thing that is changing is the server. The session info is the same on both machines.

 

<sessionState

mode="StateServer"

stateConnectionString="tcpip=127.0.0.1:42424"

sqlConnectionString="data source=127.0.0.1;Trusted_Connection=yes"

cookieless="false"

timeout="20"

/>

[PlausiblyDamp]

Are you browsing to the server via an ip address, server name or fully qualified domain name?

A quick search on google revealed a similar problem if the domain name of the server had an underscore _ in it. :confused:

[randy_belcher]

Thank you very much. I do believe that was the problem. She is up and running. Can you believe an underscore can cause that many problems? Thats crazy if you ask me.