[support] Session variable and cache

[Bert Van Kets]

I just did some tests and setting the cache lifetime to 1 minute does 
not have any effect.
Still stuck. :-(

Bert

On 18/04/2012 10:25, Bert Van Kets wrote:
> Gordon,
>
> it does look like the Splash module could do what I need if I were using
> D6. :-/
>
> In the mean time I set the cache lifetime to 1 minute. As this is a
> super small site with hardly any visitors (it's a SOHO company web
> presence type of site) caching is hardly necessary.
>
> Bert
>
> On 18/04/2012 10:17, Gordon Heydon wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Take a look at the splash module http://drupal.org/project/splash it may provide a solution for you.
>>
>> Gordon.
>>
>> On 18/04/2012, at 5:53 PM, Bert Van Kets wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I have a D7 website that needs to show an animation when the user enters
>>> the site, but not for as long as the user stays on the site.
>>> I wanted to use a session variable for this, but it seems there are many
>>> times the animation is not triggered. I assume this is due to caching of
>>> the page. How can I overcome this? Is there a cache save session
>>> variable or an alternative method used in situations like mine.
>>>
>>> At the start of the animation part I have the code
>>> <?php
>>> if(! isset($_SESSION['showAnimation'])):
>>> ?>
>>>
>>> at the end of the part I have
>>> <?php
>>> endif;
>>> $_SESSION['showAnimation']=2;
>>> ?>
>>>
>>> So when the user first visits the site, the variable is not found and
>>> the animation is show. After the animation the session variable is set
>>> and the animation is not shown any more. That last version is cached and
>>> the animation is not shown, even for the next user who visits the site.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help.
>>>
>>> Bert
>>>
>>>
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