PHP
SIMPLE EXAMPLES OF HOW SESSIONS WORK IN PHP
* PHP GENERATES A UNIQUE SESSION ID * CREATES A SESSION FILE ON THE SERVER * SENDS PHPSESSID = ID COOKIE TO THE BROWSER session_start(); echo session_id();
SESSION START
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START THE SESSION session_start(); DATA WILL BE STORED IN THE SESSION FILE ON THE SERVER $_SESSION["Color"] = "Red"; $_SESSION["Food"] = "Burger";
SESSION SAVE
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* PHP READS PHPSESSID COOKIE * LOADS SESSION FILE & PARSE INTO $_SESSION * USER CAN ACCESS ANY PAGE & $_SESSION IS THE SAME session_start(); var_dump($_SESSION);
SESSION RESUME
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START THE SESSION session_start(); CLEAR ALL SESSION FILES & COOKIES session_destroy();
SESSION END
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