Disabling sessions

[EliteRides]

YaBB SE Version: 1.5.5
PHP Version: 4.3.4
MySQL Version: 4.0.x
Server Platform: Unix, Linux, or BSD
Link to Forum: http://www.eliterides.com/forums

Problem Description:
Is there a way to disable the sessions that SE uses?  I have Coppermine Gallery incorporated into the forums and when you try and logout from the Gallery you get a session error.  I asked Coppermine if there was something wrong with the bridge they have provided and they said that I should just disable the Sessions.

1)  How would I do this?

2)  This will not effect logon lengths/cookies will it?

[Peter Duggan]

Yes, there's a way, but it's not advised because 'just disabling the sessions' may 'just' compromise the security of your board!

If you *must* try it, however, comment out the following lines from index.php (and SSI.php if necessary):

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if (function_exists('session_start'))
{
  session_start();
  $sc = session_id();
}
else

[Peter Duggan]

PS Just wondering if you've read the relevant stuff in jack-uk's (now locked) mod thread here and/or its 'continuation' at SMF:

I always get the Session Check failure error.  I have read many many posts and this should be fixed according to the posts.

Yes, this used to be a problem with a logut button in Coppermine.

Plus I don't understand why installing Coppermine would break my Yabb logout button.

It can't - it doesn't go anywhere near the YaBB SE code.
The security check is based on your PHP session number. Make sure that PHP is still dealing with sessions properly & it should just work.

[EliteRides]

I have not read that.  Is there a further link, or is what you quoted the jist of it?

Plus I don't understand why installing Coppermine would break my Yabb logout button.

I do not have any problems with my YaBB logout button.  It's just the Coppermine logout that interfaces reading YaBB's status.  I'll push further at Coppermine and give them the insight from here.  

Thanks again.  

[Peter Duggan]

I have not read that.  Is there a further link, or is what you quoted the jist of it?

There's seven pages of it (of which this is almost the end). Just click the 'Quote from' links!