Apache, mod_jk and Tomcat looses sessions

["Markus" <mlist (at) dlite.de>]

Christopher Schultz wrote on Monday, July 31, 2006 10:08 PM:
> Markus,
> 
>>>>> If the session is mandatory, I recommend changing:
>>>>> 
>>>>>     request.getSession(false)
>>>>> to
>>>>>     request.getSession(true)
>>>> Thanks for your quick answer. The problem I want to solve is only to
>>>> create a session if it is really needed, so #redirectToURLWithSID is
>>>> a little bit more complicated that this.
>>> What is your definition of "is really needed"? I would say that NOT
>>> having a session is a good indication that you SHOULD create one. Am
>>> I missing the point?
>> 
>> Not having a session results in not sending cookies nor sids and thats
>> what I want, at least for pages where it isn't needed.
> 
> Some part of your logic is missing: you do not have a case where it is
> known that you MUST create a session. Therefore, you never create a
> session. Your code tries and tries again (redirecting continuously) but
> never creates a session because you are not handling the case where you
> want to create one. You must create a session at some point: you're just
> not doing it.     

Hm, I don't understand your point. Take a look: