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PHP Session and Cookies

Php is web page designing language. In php we use session and cookies for some applications so in this ppt need of php session and cookies are described with some examples in forms of program.

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PHP Session and Cookies

Php is web page designing language. In php we use session and cookies for some applications so in this ppt need of php session and cookies are described with some examples in forms of program.

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Hitesh
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PHP Session and Cookies

Presented By : Akshay Vilas Farakate


Contents
1. What is php session ?
2. Need of php session.
3. Session functions.
4. Create session.
5. Get php session variable value.
6. Modify a php session variable.
7. Destroy a php session.
8. PHP cookies.
9. Create cookies.
10. Modify a cookie value.
11. Delete a cookie.
12. Check if cookie are Enabled.
PHP Session
What is the PHP session ?

• It is the user information in the Server side

• Work by creating a unique id(UID) of user

• UID is either stored in a cookie or is propagated in the


URL
Why should we use Session ?
 Need for data to stored on the server
 Unique session information for each user
 Transient data,only relevant for short time
 Data does not contain secret information
 Similar to Cookies,but it is stored on the server
 More secure,once established,no data is sent back and forth between
the machines
 Works even if cookies are disabled
Session Functions
 session_start()
 session_destroy()
 session_unset()
 session_name()
 session_register()
 session_id()
 session_regenerate_id()
 session_is_registered()
 session_unregistered()
PHP Session
 Starting a PHP session:
<?php
session_start();
?>
 This tells PHP that a session is requested
 A session ID is then allocated at server end
 Session ID looks like a very large random number
e.g.sess_f123478132479705385869262707asjkhfa7891234g
Create a session
$_SESSION[‘session_name’] :Global variable used to store user data in a session.

• Sample program: Output:


<?php
// Start the session
session_start();
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<?php
// Set session variables
$_SESSION["favcolor"] = "green";
$_SESSION["favanimal"] = "cat";
echo "Session variables are set.";
?>

</body>
</html>
Get PHP Session Variable Values
we create another page called "session2.php". From this page, we will
access the session information we set on the first page ("session1.php").

 Example:
<?php
session_start();
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<?php
// Echo session variables that were set on previous page
echo "Favorite color is " . $_SESSION["favcolor"] . ".<br>";
echo "Favorite animal is " . $_SESSION["favanimal"] . ".";
?>

Output :
Modify a PHP Session Variable
 To change a session variable, just overwrite it:
Example:
<?php
session_start();
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<?php
// to change a session variable, just overwrite it
$_SESSION["favcolor"] = "yellow";
print_r($_SESSION);
?>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Destroy a PHP Session
 To remove all global session variables and destroy the session,
use session_unset() and session_destroy():
Example
<?php
session_start();
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<?php
// remove all session variables
session_unset();
// destroy the session
session_destroy();
?>
</body>
</html>
Output:
PHP Cookies
 Used to identify a user

 It is a small file that the server embeds on the user's


computer

 We can both create and retrieve cookie values


Create Cookies
A cookie is created with the setcookie() function
 Syntax:
setcookie(name, value, expire, path, domain, secure, httponly);
Example:
 <?php
$cookie_name = "user";
$cookie_value = “Akshay";
setcookie($cookie_name, $cookie_value, time() + (86400 * 30), "/"); // 86400 = 1 day
?>
<html> Output:
<body>

<?php
if(!isset($_COOKIE[$cookie_name])) {
echo "Cookie named '" . $cookie_name . "' is not set!";
} else {
echo "Cookie '" . $cookie_name . "' is set!<br>";
echo "Value is: " . $_COOKIE[$cookie_name];
}
?>

</body>
</html>
Modify a Cookie Value
To modify a cookie, just set (again) the cookie using the setcookie() function:
Example
 <?php
$cookie_name = "user";
$cookie_value = "Rushikesh";
setcookie($cookie_name, $cookie_value, time() + (86400 * 30), "/");
?>
<html>
<body>

<?php
if(!isset($_COOKIE[$cookie_name])) {
echo "Cookie named '" . $cookie_name . "' is not set!";
} else {
echo "Cookie '" . $cookie_name . "' is set!<br>";
echo "Value is: " . $_COOKIE[$cookie_name];
} Output:
?>

</body>
</html>
Delete a Cookie
To delete a cookie, use the setcookie() function with an expiration date in
the past:
Example
 <?php
// set the expiration date to one hour ago
setcookie("user", "", time() - 3600);
?>
<html>
<body>

<?php
echo "Cookie 'user' is deleted.";
?>

</body>
</html>
 Output:
Check if Cookies are Enabled
 The following example creates a small script that checks whether cookies are enabled
Example :
 <?php
setcookie("test_cookie", "test", time() + 3600, '/');
?>
<html>
<body>

<?php
if(count($_COOKIE) > 0) {
echo "Cookies are enabled.";
} else {
echo "Cookies are disabled.";
}
?> Output:

</body>
</html>

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