CookieStore::CookieOverflow

snantz · October 8, 2008, 11:16pm

I have recently upgraded to rails 2.1.0. and since I have, the parts of
my app that deal with CookieStore (sessions) has failed to work any
longer. In Crome and most other browsers my code simply fails, IE7 is a
little more forgiving since I can get logged in and then I can only see
certain pages. My session code is pretty simple, a session is created by
saying:

session[:user] = @user

@user being the info collected from the users table, yada, yada, yada.
Here is the error I get when I run my app in IE7:

CGI::Session::CookieStore::CookieOverflow
(CGI::Session::CookieStore::CookieOverflow):
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/session/cookie_store.rb:111:in
close' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/cgi/session.rb:324:inclose’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/base.rb:1231:in
close_session' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/base.rb:1267:inprocess_cleanup_without_session_management_support’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb:140:in
process_cleanup_without_components' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/components.rb:162:inprocess_cleanup’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/base.rb:537:in
process_without_filters' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:569:inprocess_without_session_management_support’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb:130:in
process' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/base.rb:389:inprocess’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:149:in
handle_request' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:107:indispatch’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:104:in
synchronize' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:104:indispatch’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:120:in
dispatch_cgi' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:35:indispatch’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.0/lib/webrick_server.rb:112:in
handle_dispatch' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.0/lib/webrick_server.rb:78:inservice’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:in service' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:inrun’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:173:in start_thread' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:instart’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in start_thread' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:95:instart’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:in each' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:instart’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:23:in start' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:82:instart’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.0/lib/webrick_server.rb:62:in
dispatch' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.0/lib/commands/servers/webrick.rb:66 c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:ingem_original_require’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in
require' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:509:inrequire’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:354:in
new_constants_in' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:509:inrequire’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.0/lib/commands/server.rb:39
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in
gem_original_require' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:inrequire’
./script/server:3
-e:4:in `load’
-e:4

Rendering
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/templates/rescues/layout.erb
(internal_server_error)
/!\ FAILSAFE /!\ Wed Oct 08 15:08:52 -0600 2008
Status: 500 Internal Server Error
CGI::Session::CookieStore::CookieOverflow
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/session/cookie_store.rb:111:in
close' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/cgi/session.rb:324:inclose’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/base.rb:1231:in
close_session' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/base.rb:1267:inprocess_cleanup_without_session_management_support’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb:140:in
process_cleanup_without_components' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/components.rb:162:inprocess_cleanup’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/base.rb:537:in
process_without_filters' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:569:inprocess_without_session_management_support’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb:130:in
process' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/base.rb:389:inprocess’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:149:in
handle_request' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:107:indispatch’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:104:in
synchronize' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:104:indispatch’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:120:in
dispatch_cgi' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:35:indispatch’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.0/lib/webrick_server.rb:112:in
handle_dispatch' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.0/lib/webrick_server.rb:78:inservice’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:in service' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:inrun’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:173:in start_thread' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:instart’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in start_thread' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:95:instart’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:in each' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:instart’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:23:in start' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:82:instart’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.0/lib/webrick_server.rb:62:in
dispatch' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.0/lib/commands/servers/webrick.rb:66 c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:ingem_original_require’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in
require' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:509:inrequire’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:354:in
new_constants_in' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:509:inrequire’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.0/lib/commands/server.rb:39
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in
gem_original_require' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:inrequire’
./script/server:3
-e:4:in `load’
-e:4

Sorry for the mess. Anyone know what this means? Thanks,

-S

snantz · October 8, 2008, 11:27pm

Hi,

On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Shandy N.
[email protected] wrote:

I have recently upgraded to rails 2.1.0. and since I have, the parts of
my app that deal with CookieStore (sessions) has failed to work any
longer. In Crome and most other browsers my code simply fails, IE7 is a
little more forgiving since I can get logged in and then I can only see
certain pages. My session code is pretty simple, a session is created by
saying:

session[:user] = @user

You’re storing too much data. You should generally avoid storing
‘real’ objects in the session. Instead, just store the ID:

session[:user_id] = @user.id

…and revivify the actual user object when you need it.

~ j.

snantz · October 8, 2008, 11:35pm

John B. wrote:

You’re storing too much data. You should generally avoid storing
‘real’ objects in the session. Instead, just store the ID:

session[:user_id] = @user.id

…and revivify the actual user object when you need it.

~ j.

That was it. Thank you. I wasted a whole day trying to figure it out but
at least I can now stop pulling my hair out.

-S