Where are sessions stored php?
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LF00 25.3k27 gold badges140 silver badges269 bronze badges asked Jan 18, 2009 at 4:10
Steve GattusoSteve Gattuso 7,33410 gold badges43 silver badges55 bronze badges 1 The location of the Here is the link to the PHP documentation on this configuration setting: http://php.net/manual/en/session.configuration.php#ini.session.save-path
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rjamestaylorrjamestaylor 2,9721 gold badge18 silver badges10 bronze badges As mentioned already, the contents are stored at the server. However the session is identified by a session-id, which is stored at the client and send with each request. Usually the session-id is stored in a cookie, but it can also be
appended to urls. (That's the answered Jan 18, 2009 at 13:08
troelskntroelskn 112k24 gold badges131 silver badges154 bronze badges 4 They're generally stored on the server. Where they're stored is up to you as the developer. You can use the answered Jan 18, 2009 at 4:34
Rob KennedyRob Kennedy 160k21 gold badges273 silver badges460 bronze badges One addition: It should be noted that, in case "/tmp" is the directory where the session data is stored (which seems to be the default value), the sessions will not persist after reboot of that web server, as "/tmp" is often purged during reboot. The concept of a client-wise persistence stands and falls with the persistence of the storage on the server - which might fail if the "/tmp" directory is used for session data. answered Aug 8, 2012 at 17:11
On Debian (isn't this the case for most Linux distros?), it's saved in /var/lib/php5/. As mentioned above, it's configured in your php.ini. answered Jan 18, 2009 at 21:23
HansHans 1,2429 silver badges7 bronze badges I am using Ubuntu and my sessions are stored in /var/lib/php5. answered Jul 17, 2013 at 9:15
1 As Mr. Taylor pointed out this is usually set in php.ini. Usually they are stored as files in a specific directory. answered Jan 18, 2009 at 4:14
Brian FisherBrian Fisher 22.9k15 gold badges76 silver badges82 bronze badges For ubuntu 16.10 are sessions save in /var/lib/php/session/... answered Mar 3, 2017 at 9:27
Lukáš KřížLukáš Kříž 5906 silver badges5 bronze badges In my Ubuntu machine sessions are stored at and you have to
And on my Windows Wamp server php sessions are stored in and if you install standalone php on windows then there is no value set by default answered Mar 19, 2020 at 11:43
How does it work? How does it know it's me? Most sessions set a user-key(called the sessionid) on the user's computer that looks something like this: 765487cf34ert8dede5a562e4f3a7e12. Then, when a session is opened on another page, it scans the computer for a user-key and runs to the server to get your variables. If you mistakenly clear the cache, then your user-key will also be cleared. You won't be able to get your variables from the server any more since you don't know your id. answered Jul 15, 2017 at 7:45
Emeka ObianomEmeka Obianom 1,7073 gold badges16 silver badges35 bronze badges The PHP session which is accessible via the global variable You can change the storage to database/Redis/memcache etc. using PHP Custom Session Handlers. Also there are extensions available for different storage like sqlite, memcache and memcached. answered Jan 7 at 8:29
Dipu RajDipu Raj 1,6543 gold badges28 silver badges35 bronze badges Many of the answers above are opaque. In my opinion the author of this question simply wants to know where session variables are stored by default. According to this:https://canvas.seattlecentral.edu/courses/937693/pages/10-advanced-php-sessions they are simply stored on the server by default. Hopefully, others will find this contribution meaningful. answered Oct 15, 2019 at 12:42
Evan GertisEvan Gertis 1,5141 gold badge16 silver badges40 bronze badges Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged php or ask your own question.Where is the session stored?The session data that you read and write using $_SESSION is stored on server side, usually in text files in a temporary directory. They can not be accessed from outside.
Is PHP session stored on server?PHP Default Session Storage (File System): In PHP, by default session data is stored in files on the server. Each file is named after a cookie that is stored on the client computer. This session cookie (PHPSESSID) presumably survives on the client side until all windows of the browser are closed.
Is PHP session stored in browser?No you will not. Session data is stored on the server, but is kept separate for every domain on that server.
Are PHP sessions stored in cookies?In fact, php does store the session in a cookie - a single cookie, usually called PHPSESSID . This corresponds to a file (the filename of which is the value of the PHPSESSID cookie) on the server which is a set of key/value pairs, such as those you outline above.
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