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Questions about sessions in CI 3.0 - GeorgeD - 01-27-2015
1. I see 3 method for accessing/creating sessions:
PHP Code:
$name = $_SESSION['name'];
// or:
$name = $this->session->name
// or:
$name = $this->session->userdata('name');
Files Driver
2. Under what circumstances should I change 'sess_save_path' from NULL ?
3. I have changed 'sess_save_path' from NULL to "sessions", but nothing happend.
Where should a I create the "sessions" folder ?
Database Driver
4. Can I use $_SESSION and Database Driver ?
When we use $_SESSION, the writting/reading are still going through Session library ?
RE: Questions about sessions in CI 3.0 - Narf - 01-27-2015
(01-27-2015, 04:08 AM)GeorgeD Wrote: 1. I see 3 method for accessing/creating sessions:
What do you recommand for using and why ?PHP Code:$name = $_SESSION['name'];
// or:
$name = $this->session->name
// or:
$name = $this->session->userdata('name');
Personally, I recommend using the $_SESSION superglobal. One of my goals while working on the library was to make it as close as possible to PHP's own ways.
(01-27-2015, 04:08 AM)GeorgeD Wrote: Files Driver
2. Under what circumstances should I change 'sess_save_path' from NULL ?
Under ALL circumstances. It's NULL by default for one simple reason - there's no universal value, you must configure it for yourself.
(01-27-2015, 04:08 AM)GeorgeD Wrote: 3. I have changed 'sess_save_path' from NULL to "sessions", but nothing happend.
Where should a I create the "sessions" folder ?
It's an absolute path. Please read the documentation, it's explained in detail.
(01-27-2015, 04:08 AM)GeorgeD Wrote: Database Driver
4. Can I use $_SESSION and Database Driver ?
When we use $_SESSION, the writting/reading are still going through Session library ?
Yes.
RE: Questions about sessions in CI 3.0 - GeorgeD - 01-28-2015
Thanks, now I understand it.
RE: Questions about sessions in CI 3.0 - twpmarketing - 01-28-2015
I'm using the 'files' session driver and these are the settings that work for me:
$config['sess_save_path'] = '/var/www/html/tmp/sessions';
Permissions on the tmp and sessions directories are set to '777' and ownership is 'root'
The questions are:
How safe are these?
Should I move the tmp directory?
Should I move the sessions directory?