On Thu, 2004-04-15 at 19:12 +0200, Marcel Tschopp wrote:
Php sessions work also without cookies and you can store them anywhere you want (see session_set_save_handler). This is definitely less work than custom system and also probably more efficient.
I agree. You also have to use session_set_save_handler when using a db... I agree also that it is less work, but using a db don't uses very much work...
Well, now to install and start using PMA, you just have to get the tar/zip file, unpack it and edit the config.inc.php file. If we use db-based sessions, it would require another step before being able to use phpmyadmin: not really user-friendly, don't you think? (Hint: setup script could do that :) .
But I think that PMA should still be able to work without a mandatory DB for config/sessions etc. (just like now: the DB is optional, if it's there it just brings more features).
regards, Olivier