Session data lost
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Printed Date: 02 April 2026 at 2:29pm
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 12.08 - https://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Session data lost
Posted By: evans
Subject: Session data lost
Date Posted: 26 June 2009 at 11:13am
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Symptoms 1. CAPTCHA tells that entered security incorrect in any case. 2. Registering user with turned off CAPTCHA - forums tells that access is denied and aborts user creation. 3. Script kinda: <% ' Display the Session.Contents collection. Response.Write Session.Contents.Count & " items are in Session.Contents collection:<HR>" Dim sessItem For Each sessItem In Session.Contents If IsArray(Session.Contents.Item(sessItem)) Then Response.write sessItem & " : an array of the following " _ & UBound(Session.Contents.Item(sessItem))+1 & " items <BR>" For each objArray in Session.Contents.Item(sessItem) Response.write "- " & objArray & "<BR>" Next ElseIf IsObject(Session.Contents.Item(sessItem)) Then Response.write(sessItem & " : Session object cannot be displayed." & "<BR>") Else Response.write(sessItem & " : " & CStr(Session.Contents.Item(sessItem)) & "<BR>") End If Next %> Tells that: 0 items are in Session.Contents collection: Situation: Single server, IIS 6.0, Application pool is loner, session timeout is 20 min. IIS have rights. MsSQL DB used, 2k3 server Solution: Up to you. Urgently needed  |
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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 26 June 2009 at 11:30am
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It looks like your server is not holding ASP sessions. You mention that you have only 1 application pool, make sure that this application pool is running in a single worker process (Web Garden in IIS 6) otherwise it will not hold sessions. You may want to place your forum in a virtual directory in IIS and then give that virtual directory it's own application pool, making sure that it is using just a single worker process and set it to recycle just once a day. The command prompt is also useful to tell if your application pools are running in a single process. Type iisapp in your command prompt and it will show you all the application pools running on the server. If an app pool has multiple worker processes it will be listed multiple times. You can also use iisapp at the command prompt to see if the app pool is recycling. Next to each app pool there is a PID number, if when you run iisapp again this number has changed then the application pool has recycled dropping any session data stored in it. ------------- https://www.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums/forum-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - Web Wiz Forums Hosting https://www.webwiz.net/web-hosting/windows-web-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - ASP.NET Web Hosting |
Posted By: evans
Date Posted: 26 June 2009 at 12:11pm
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You're right. >iisapp (PID) W3WP.exe: 5572 AppPoolId: DefaultAppPool (PID) W3WP.exe: 6876 AppPoolId: DefaultAppPool (PID) W3WP.exe: 3700 AppPoolId: DefaultAppPool (PID) W3WP.exe: 4372 AppPoolId: DefaultAppPool (PID) W3WP.exe: 3796 AppPoolId: DefaultAppPool (PID) W3WP.exe: 5672 AppPoolId: DefaultAppPool (PID) W3WP.exe: 7620 AppPoolId: DefaultAppPool (PID) W3WP.exe: 7612 AppPoolId: DefaultAppPool (PID) W3WP.exe: 2520 AppPoolId: DefaultAppPool (PID) W3WP.exe: 6380 AppPoolId: DefaultAppPool (PID) W3WP.exe: 6316 AppPoolId: DefaultAppPool (PID) W3WP.exe: 956 AppPoolId: DefaultAppPool (PID) W3WP.exe: 2680 AppPoolId: DefaultAppPool (PID) W3WP.exe: 5928 AppPoolId: DefaultAppPool (PID) W3WP.exe: 3432 AppPoolId: DefaultAppPool |
Posted By: evans
Date Posted: 26 June 2009 at 12:59pm
| Oh. My sorry. WebGarden = 1 and everything is fine :) |
Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 26 June 2009 at 2:10pm
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Instead of having a single application pool with lots of worker processes like you had, you might instead want to look at creating an application pool for each website you have on the server each with a single worker process. This would give you improved stability and security while still allowing sessions to work. ------------- https://www.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums/forum-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - Web Wiz Forums Hosting https://www.webwiz.net/web-hosting/windows-web-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - ASP.NET Web Hosting |