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PHP Session Handling Tutorial

PHP Sessions Tutorial

In this tutorial, we learn how to use PHP sessions to manage user login and logout processes.

1. What is a Session?

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A session is a way to store information (in variables) that can be accessed across multiple pages on

a website. It helps in tracking user data while they navigate between pages.

2. How to use Sessions:

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- Start a session with session_start() function at the top of your PHP file.

- Store data using the $_SESSION superglobal.

- Retrieve data using the $_SESSION superglobal in any PHP file.

- Destroy session data with session_unset() and session_destroy().

3. Implementing Session in Login System:

- login.php:

- Start session and store the username when the user successfully logs in.

- Redirect to dashboard.php if login is successful.

- dashboard.php:

- Check if the session variable is set. If not, redirect the user to the login page.
- Display the logged-in user's username.

- logout.php:

- Destroy the session to log the user out.

- Redirect to the login page after logout.

Code Examples:

1. login.php

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<?php

session_start(); // Start session

include 'config.php';

if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {

$username = $_POST['username'];

$password = $_POST['password'];

$sql = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = '$username' AND password = '$password'";

$result = mysqli_query($conn, $sql);

if (mysqli_num_rows($result) > 0) {

// Store username in session

$_SESSION['username'] = $username;

// Redirect to dashboard.php
header("Location: dashboard.php");

exit();

} else {

echo "Invalid credentials.";

mysqli_close($conn);

?>

2. dashboard.php

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<?php

session_start(); // Start session

// Check if the session is set

if (!isset($_SESSION['username'])) {

// Redirect to login if session not found

header("Location: login.html");

exit();

echo "<h2>Welcome, " . $_SESSION['username'] . "!</h2>";

echo "<p>You are now logged in.</p>";

echo "<a href='logout.php'>Logout</a>";

?>
3. logout.php

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<?php

session_start(); // Start session

// Unset session data

session_unset();

// Destroy session

session_destroy();

// Redirect to login page

header("Location: login.html");

exit();

?>

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