Session data lost in custom magento module

Question

I have a custom module with two controllers.

In the first controller (SetupController), if I were to set some session data like this:

Mage::getSingleton('core/session')
 ->setData('BuyerCookie', 'A1B2C3');
var_dump(Mage::getSingleton('core/session')->getData()); // I see the session value

Then, in another controller (TestController), if I try to retrieve the value from session like this:

var_dump(Mage::getSingleton('core/session')->getData()); // My session value is not there

Any ideas what might be happening? How do you set global session data and retrieve it?

I tried using cookie by utilising Mage::getSingleton('core/cookie') and it's doing the same thing.

• mam08ixo: Do you set the session value within a controller action or earlier, like constructor or preDispatch?
• Latheesan: I set it within a controller action and try to retrieve it within a controller action also.
• Latheesan: After doing this Mage::getSingleton('core/session')->setBuyerCookie('A1B2C3'); in my SetupController index action, in the other TestController index action I did the following: echo '<pre>'; print_r(Mage::getSingleton('core/session')->getData()); exit; and this is what I am getting back (notice my data is not present): pastebin.com/raw/qANj0v1i
• Latheesan: I have also tried the same thing using cookie (i.e. Mage::getSingleton('core/cookie')) and still getting the same issue. I don't know why the data is getting lost.

Answer 1

Check the setting of session cookie management on admin panel.

I think that the cookie is not being set because of some wrong settings.

• Latheesan: Cookie storage is set to db (not file). That's the only setting in terms of session setting I changed. What should I look for specifically in admin panel?

Answer 2

i recommend this method to set session

Mage::getSingleton('core/session')->setBuyerCookie('A1B2C3');

and get it

Mage::getSingleton('core/session')->getBuyerCookie();

• Latheesan: I will give this a go, but I thought the two methods were same (the one I am using and the one you recommended).
• Qaisar Satti: once i got the same problem someone recommend this method..
• Latheesan: I tried this and it did not work. After doing this Mage::getSingleton('core/session')->setBuyerCookie('A1B2C3'); in my SetupController index action, in the other TestController index action I did the following: echo '<pre>'; print_r(Mage::getSingleton('core/session')->getData()); exit; and this is what I am getting back (notice my data is not present): pastebin.com/raw/qANj0v1i