HTPasswd Not Recognizin Session Cookie??

I just read the A-Z sticky concerning .htpasswd but did not notice any difference from you suggestions and what I have.

I have some protected folders with .mp3 files in them. I only have one pay suscription whose product_id is 1. If you are a suscriber to a site you can use my music player. I have a flash music player that dynamically loads .mp3s from the protected folder. But everytime it tries to load the mp3 file it pops up the gray login box.
code is as follows

index.php (this page launches the mp3 player page via javascript)

PHP:

<?php
ob_start();
session_start();print_r($_SESSION); 
$_product_id = array(1); // or $_product_id = array(1) if it so
include("/amember/plugins/protect/php_include/check.inc.php");

player.php (mp3 player page)

PHP:

<?php
ob_start();
session_start();print_r($_SESSION); 
$_product_id = array(1); // or $_product_id = array(1) if it so
include("/amember/plugins/protect/php_include/check.inc.php");

print_r($_SESSION) shows that I am a suscribed to product 1.

You link to your page on CGI-Central.com in the other post is dead.