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The document discusses cookies and sessions in PHP. Cookies are small files stored on a user's computer that can be used to identify users. The document explains how to create, retrieve, and delete cookies using PHP functions. Sessions in PHP allow storing and accessing user-specific information through a session ID. The document covers how to start a session, store session variables, and destroy a session.

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Ip 5

The document discusses cookies and sessions in PHP. Cookies are small files stored on a user's computer that can be used to identify users. The document explains how to create, retrieve, and delete cookies using PHP functions. Sessions in PHP allow storing and accessing user-specific information through a session ID. The document covers how to start a session, store session variables, and destroy a session.

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Chapter 5

COOKIES AND SESSIONS

Tell your self, I can do any thing!!


What is Cookie
 A cookie is often used to identify a user.
 A cookie is a small file that the server embeds on the user's
computer.
 With PHP, you can both create and retrieve cookie values.
How to create cookie?
 The setcookie() function is used to set a cookie.
 The setcookie() function must appear BEFORE the <html> tag.
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 In the example below, we will create a cookie named "user" and
assign the value “Ethiopia" to it. We also specify that the cookie
should expire after one minute:
 <?php

setcookie("user", “Ethiopia", time()+60);


?>
 You can also set the expiration time of the cookie in another way.

It may be easier than using seconds.


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 <?php
$expire=time()+60*60*24*30;
setcookie("user", "Alex Porter", $expire);
?>
How to Retrieve a Cookie Value?
 The PHP $_COOKIE variable is used to retrieve a cookie value.
 In the example below, we retrieve the value of the cookie named

"user" and display it on a page:


 <?php

// Print a cookie
echo $_COOKIE["user"];
// A way to view all cookies
print_r($_COOKIE);
?>
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 How to Delete a Cookie?
When deleting a cookie you should assure that the expiration date
is in the past.
Delete example:
 <?php

// set the expiration date to one hour ago


setcookie("user", "", time()-3600);
?>
PHP Sessions
 A PHP session variable is used to store information about, or
change settings for a user session.
 Session variables hold information about one single user, and are

available to all pages in one application.


 Sessions work by creating a unique id (UID) for each visitor and

store variables based on this UID.


 The UID is either stored in a cookie or is propagated in the URL.
Starting a PHP Session
 Before you can store user information in your PHP session, you
must first start up the session.
Note: The session_start() function must appear BEFORE the
<html> tag:
<?php session_start(); ?>
<html>
<body>
</body>
</html>
Storing a Session Variable
The correct way to store and retrieve session variables is to use the
PHP $_SESSION variable:
<?php
session_start();
// store session data
$_SESSION['views']=1;
?>
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<html>
<body>
<?php
//retrieve session data
echo "Pageviews=". $_SESSION['views'];
?>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Pageviews=1
Destroying a Session
 If you wish to delete some session data, you can use the unset() or
the session_destroy() function.
The unset() function is used to free the specified session variable:

 <?php
unset($_SESSION['views']);
?>
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You can also completely destroy the session by calling the
session_destroy() function:
<?php
session_destroy();
?>

Note: session_destroy() will reset your session and you will lose all
your stored session data.
<?ph
echo “Thank you!”;
?>

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