My constructor includes this code:

  if(!defined($self->{'q'}->param("_SESSION_ID"))){
    $self->{'s'} = CGI::Session->new(undef,
            $self->{'q'},
            { Directory => $self->{'cfg'}->param("paths.sessions") } )
+;
  } else {
    $self->{'s'} = CGI::Session->new( $self->{'q'}->param("_SESSION_ID
+") );
  }

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However, every attempt to access this application with ?_SESSION_ID=some_session_id in my argument list, seems to result in the creation of a new session object, a new cgisess_some_new_session_id file being created in my /tmp directory.

I would appreciate any clues about what it is I am mising here about how this CGI::Session module is supposed to work

-- Hugh

UPDATE:

This works:

  if(!defined($self->{'q'}->param("_SESSION_ID"))){
    $self->{'s'} = CGI::Session->new(undef,
            $self->{'q'},
            { Directory => $self->{'cfg'}->param("paths.sessions") } )
+;
  } else {
-    $self->{'s'} = CGI::Session->new( $self->{'q'}->param("_SESSION_I
+D") );
+    $self->{'s'} = CGI::Session->new(undef,
+            $self->{'q'}->param("_SESSION_ID"),
+            { Directory => $self->{'cfg'}->param("paths.sessions") } 
+);
  }

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In reply to CGI::Session fails to find existing sessions by hesco

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