Which session library to use? Any suggestions?

[eluser]mrbinky3000[/eluser]
So, to recreate.

- Grab CI, install it
- Grab dx_auth, install it.
- Config both
- Log in with Firefox. No problems.
- Try and login using IE. No go.

I did the obvious debugs:
- checked on other computers to make sure it wasn't just my computer, got on IM and asked friends to check it out. Others using IE could not log in.
- I wrote a one-off php script outside of the CI environment that simply sets a cookie and provides a link to another script that reads said cookie. IE got the cookie just fine.
- I wrote a simple controller to set a session var via CI sessions. It did not work. Hmm, so it isn't likely to be dx_auth. Cookie never appeared.
NOTE: I suppose I can try a fresh install of CI without DX auth and see what's up. Will try that in the future.
- Double and triple checked the cookie settings in application/config/config.php I used the same settings to set the cookie in my one-off script. Settings are not the problem.

Resolution:
Switched out CI's session class with one that uses native php session functions. Problem went away.

What does this tell me:
- Did I configure something wrong? Perhaps, though I really doubt it.
- Is it dx_auth's fault. Perhaps, but dx_auth works fine with a differentt session class.
- Is there something wrong with the server? Perhaps. But unfortunately, I did not set it up and changing the server is not an option for one of the two clients. And even if it is the server's fault, that shouldn't matter in this case.

Regardless of whether or not it's the server's fault, my fault, the browser's fault... I'm convinced more than ever that CI sessions are not necessary. Other people have already provided helpful replies stating that they don't use CI sessions because native sessions are more convenient. I agree but also argue they are also more reliable.

I realize that no one is forcing me to do anything. I'm just trying to help people having similar problems with sessions from wasting two days hunting down bugs and arguing with unhelpful people like yourself.

So theres all the reproduction info, mainly for others to read. I am unsubscribing from this thread. I will continue to monitor the other thread that I started.

http://ellislab.com/forums/viewthread/135722/

jedd, if you wish to continue your personal attacks, please just PM me and stop polluting both these threads with unhelpful replies. I wish I had the ability to delete your unhelpful comments.