PHP Programming

8.

State and Session Management

8.1.

HTTP Statelessness

8.1.1.

Stateless Protocol Nature

8.1.2.

Implications for Web Applications

8.1.3.

State Persistence Strategies

8.2.

8.2.1.

Cookie Fundamentals

8.2.2.

Setting Cookies

8.2.2.1.

setcookie() Function

8.2.2.2.

Cookie Parameters

8.2.3.

Retrieving Cookies

8.2.3.1.

$_COOKIE Superglobal

8.2.3.2.

Cookie Availability

8.2.4.

Cookie Management

8.2.4.1.

Modifying Cookies

8.2.4.2.

Deleting Cookies

8.2.4.3.

Cookie Expiration

8.2.5.

Cookie Parameters

8.2.5.1.

8.2.5.2.

8.2.5.3.

8.2.5.4.

8.2.5.5.

8.2.5.6.

SameSite Attribute

8.2.6.

Cookie Security

8.2.6.1.

8.2.6.2.

CSRF Protection

8.2.6.3.

Secure Transmission

8.3.

8.3.1.

Session Fundamentals

8.3.2.

Session Management

8.3.2.1.

Starting Sessions

8.3.2.2.

Session ID Generation

8.3.2.3.

Session Storage

8.3.3.

Session Data Operations

8.3.3.1.

Storing Session Data

8.3.3.2.

Retrieving Session Data

8.3.3.3.

Modifying Session Data

8.3.3.4.

Removing Session Data

8.3.4.

Session Lifecycle

8.3.4.1.

Session Creation

8.3.4.2.

Session Destruction

8.3.4.3.

Session Garbage Collection

8.3.5.

Session Configuration

8.3.5.1.

php.ini Settings

8.3.5.2.

Runtime Configuration

8.3.5.3.

Custom Session Handlers

8.3.6.

Session Security

8.3.6.1.

Session Hijacking Prevention

8.3.6.2.

Session Fixation Prevention

8.3.6.3.

Session ID Regeneration

8.3.6.4.

Secure Session Configuration

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