Why does session_start cause a timeout when one script calls another script using curl

Question

I have two PHP scripts, both using the same session by calling session_name(\'MySessID\').

When the first script calls the second script using curl, the

Answer 1

I don't totally understand why this happens, but I got it solved.

This bug describes the same problem I'm having. I have a scripts posting to another script, both using the same session, which apparently stalls PHP.

So, before I do the whole curl post script, I call the session_commit function, so ending the calling scripts session, and enabling the called script to restart the session.

Whack...