# Class yii\web\Session

Inheritance | yii\web\Session » yii\base\Component » yii\base\BaseObject
Implements | ArrayAccess, Countable, IteratorAggregate, yii\base\Configurable
Subclasses | yii\mongodb\Session, yii\redis\Session, yii\web\CacheSession, yii\web\DbSession, yii\web\MultiFieldSession
Available since version | 2.0
Source Code | https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/blob/master/framework/web/Session.php

Session provides session data management and the related configurations.

Session is a Web application component that can be accessed via `Yii::$app->session`.

To start the session, call open(); To complete and send out session data, call close(); To destroy the session, call destroy().

Session can be used like an array to set and get session data. For example,

    $session = new Session;
    $session->open();
    $value1 = $session['name1'];  // get session variable 'name1'
    $value2 = $session['name2'];  // get session variable 'name2'
    foreach ($session as $name => $value) // traverse all session variables
    $session['name3'] = $value3;  // set session variable 'name3'

Session can be extended to support customized session storage. To do so, override $useCustomStorage so that it returns true, and override these methods with the actual logic about using custom storage: openSession(), closeSession(), readSession(), writeSession(), destroySession() and gcSession().

Session also supports a special type of session data, called flash messages. A flash message is available only in the current request and the next request. After that, it will be deleted automatically. Flash messages are particularly useful for displaying confirmation messages. To use flash messages, simply call methods such as setFlash(), getFlash().

For more details and usage information on Session, see the guide article on sessions.

## Public Properties

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Property | Type | Description | Defined By
--- | --- | --- | ---
$allFlashes | array | Flash messages (key => message or key => [message1, message2]). This property is read-only. | yii\web\Session
$behaviors | yii\base\Behavior[] | List of behaviors attached to this component. This property is read-only. | yii\base\Component
$cacheLimiter | string | Current cache limiter. This property is read-only. | yii\web\Session
$cookieParams | array | The session cookie parameters. This property is read-only. | yii\web\Session
$count | integer | The number of session variables. This property is read-only. | yii\web\Session
$flash | string | The key identifying the flash message. Note that flash messages and normal session variables share the same name space. If you have a normal session variable using the same name, its value will be overwritten by this method. This property is write-only. | yii\web\Session
$flashParam | string | The name of the session variable that stores the flash message data. | yii\web\Session
$gCProbability | float | The probability (percentage) that the GC (garbage collection) process is started on every session initialization. | yii\web\Session
$handler | SessionHandlerInterface|array | An object implementing the SessionHandlerInterface or a configuration array. | yii\web\Session
$hasSessionId | boolean | Whether the current request has sent the session ID. | yii\web\Session
$id | string | The current session ID. | yii\web\Session
$isActive | boolean | Whether the session has started. This property is read-only. | yii\web\Session
$iterator | yii\web\SessionIterator | An iterator for traversing the session variables. This property is read-only. | yii\web\Session
$name | string | The current session name. | yii\web\Session
$savePath | string | The current session save path, defaults to '/tmp'. | yii\web\Session
$timeout | integer | The number of seconds after which data will be seen as 'garbage' and cleaned up. The default value is 1440 seconds (or the value of "session.gc_maxlifetime" set in php.ini). | yii\web\Session
$useCookies | boolean|null | The value indicating whether cookies should be used to store session IDs. | yii\web\Session
$useCustomStorage | boolean | Whether to use custom storage. This property is read-only. | yii\web\Session
$useStrictMode | boolean | Whether strict mode is enabled or not. This property is read-only. | yii\web\Session
$useTransparentSessionID | boolean | Whether transparent sid support is enabled or not, defaults to false. | yii\web\Session

## Protected Properties

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Property | Type | Description | Defined By
--- | --- | --- | ---
$_forceRegenerateId | string|null | Holds the session id in case useStrictMode is enabled and the session id needs to be regenerated | yii\web\Session
$_originalSessionModule | string|null | Holds the original session module (before a custom handler is registered) so that it can be restored when a Session component without custom handler is used after one that has. | yii\web\Session

## Public Methods

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Method | Description | Defined By
--- | --- | ---
__call() | Calls the named method which is not a class method. | yii\base\Component
__clone() | This method is called after the object is created by cloning an existing one. | yii\base\Component
__construct() | Constructor. | yii\base\BaseObject
__get() | Returns the value of a component property. | yii\base\Component
__isset() | Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null. | yii\base\Component
__set() | Sets the value of a component property. | yii\base\Component
__unset() | Sets a component property to be null. | yii\base\Component
addFlash() | Adds a flash message. | yii\web\Session
attachBehavior() | Attaches a behavior to this component. | yii\base\Component
attachBehaviors() | Attaches a list of behaviors to the component. | yii\base\Component
behaviors() | Returns a list of behaviors that this component should behave as. | yii\base\Component
canGetProperty() | Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read. | yii\base\Component
canSetProperty() | Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set. | yii\base\Component
className() | Returns the fully qualified name of this class. | yii\base\BaseObject
close() | Ends the current session and store session data. | yii\web\Session
closeSession() | Session close handler. | yii\web\Session
count() | Returns the number of items in the session. | yii\web\Session
destroy() | Frees all session variables and destroys all data registered to a session. | yii\web\Session
destroySession() | Session destroy handler. | yii\web\Session
detachBehavior() | Detaches a behavior from the component. | yii\base\Component
detachBehaviors() | Detaches all behaviors from the component. | yii\base\Component
ensureBehaviors() | Makes sure that the behaviors declared in behaviors() are attached to this component. | yii\base\Component
gcSession() | Session GC (garbage collection) handler. | yii\web\Session
get() | Returns the session variable value with the session variable name. | yii\web\Session
getAllFlashes() | Returns all flash messages. | yii\web\Session
getBehavior() | Returns the named behavior object. | yii\base\Component
getBehaviors() | Returns all behaviors attached to this component. | yii\base\Component
getCacheLimiter() | Returns current cache limiter | yii\web\Session
getCookieParams() |  | yii\web\Session
getCount() | Returns the number of items in the session. | yii\web\Session
getFlash() | Returns a flash message. | yii\web\Session
getGCProbability() |  | yii\web\Session
getHasSessionId() | Returns a value indicating whether the current request has sent the session ID. | yii\web\Session
getId() | Gets the session ID. | yii\web\Session
getIsActive() |  | yii\web\Session
getIterator() | Returns an iterator for traversing the session variables. | yii\web\Session
getName() | Gets the name of the current session. | yii\web\Session
getSavePath() | Gets the current session save path. | yii\web\Session
getTimeout() |  | yii\web\Session
getUseCookies() | Returns the value indicating whether cookies should be used to store session IDs. | yii\web\Session
getUseCustomStorage() | Returns a value indicating whether to use custom session storage. | yii\web\Session
getUseStrictMode() |  | yii\web\Session
getUseTransparentSessionID() |  | yii\web\Session
has() |  | yii\web\Session
hasEventHandlers() | Returns a value indicating whether there is any handler attached to the named event. | yii\base\Component
hasFlash() | Returns a value indicating whether there are flash messages associated with the specified key. | yii\web\Session
hasMethod() | Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined. | yii\base\Component
hasProperty() | Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined for this component. | yii\base\Component
init() | Initializes the application component. | yii\web\Session
off() | Detaches an existing event handler from this component. | yii\base\Component
offsetExists() | This method is required by the interface ArrayAccess. | yii\web\Session
offsetGet() | This method is required by the interface ArrayAccess. | yii\web\Session
offsetSet() | This method is required by the interface ArrayAccess. | yii\web\Session
offsetUnset() | This method is required by the interface ArrayAccess. | yii\web\Session
on() | Attaches an event handler to an event. | yii\base\Component
open() | Starts the session. | yii\web\Session
openSession() | Session open handler. | yii\web\Session
readSession() | Session read handler. | yii\web\Session
regenerateID() | Updates the current session ID with a newly generated one. | yii\web\Session
remove() | Removes a session variable. | yii\web\Session
removeAll() | Removes all session variables. | yii\web\Session
removeAllFlashes() | Removes all flash messages. | yii\web\Session
removeFlash() | Removes a flash message. | yii\web\Session
set() | Adds a session variable. | yii\web\Session
setCacheLimiter() | Set cache limiter | yii\web\Session
setCookieParams() | Sets the session cookie parameters. | yii\web\Session
setFlash() | Sets a flash message. | yii\web\Session
setGCProbability() |  | yii\web\Session
setHasSessionId() | Sets the value indicating whether the current request has sent the session ID. | yii\web\Session
setId() | Sets the session ID. | yii\web\Session
setName() | Sets the name for the current session. | yii\web\Session
setSavePath() | Sets the current session save path. | yii\web\Session
setTimeout() |  | yii\web\Session
setUseCookies() | Sets the value indicating whether cookies should be used to store session IDs. | yii\web\Session
setUseStrictMode() |  | yii\web\Session
setUseTransparentSessionID() |  | yii\web\Session
trigger() | Triggers an event. | yii\base\Component
writeSession() | Session write handler. | yii\web\Session

## Protected Methods

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Method | Description | Defined By
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freeze() | If session is started it's not possible to edit session ini settings. In PHP7.2+ it throws exception. | yii\web\Session
registerSessionHandler() | Registers session handler. | yii\web\Session
unfreeze() | Starts session and restores data from temporary variable | yii\web\Session
updateFlashCounters() | Updates the counters for flash messages and removes outdated flash messages. | yii\web\Session

## Property Details

$_forceRegenerateId protected property

Holds the session id in case useStrictMode is enabled and the session id needs to be regenerated

protected string|null $_forceRegenerateId = null
$_originalSessionModule protected static property

Holds the original session module (before a custom handler is registered) so that it can be restored when a Session component without custom handler is used after one that has.

protected static string|null $_originalSessionModule = null
$allFlashes public property

Flash messages (key => message or key => [message1, message2]). This property is read-only.

public array $allFlashes = null
$cacheLimiter public property

Current cache limiter. This property is read-only.

public string $cacheLimiter = null
$cookieParams public property

The session cookie parameters. This property is read-only.

public array $cookieParams = null
$count public property

The number of session variables. This property is read-only.

public integer $count = null
$flash public property

The key identifying the flash message. Note that flash messages and normal session variables share the same name space. If you have a normal session variable using the same name, its value will be overwritten by this method. This property is write-only.

public string $flash = null
$flashParam public property

The name of the session variable that stores the flash message data.

public string $flashParam = '__flash'
$gCProbability public property

The probability (percentage) that the GC (garbage collection) process is started on every session initialization.

public float $gCProbability = null
$handler public property

An object implementing the SessionHandlerInterface or a configuration array. If set, will be used to provide persistency instead of build-in methods.

public SessionHandlerInterface|array $handler = null
$hasSessionId public property

Whether the current request has sent the session ID.

public boolean $hasSessionId = null
$id public property

The current session ID.

public string $id = null
$isActive public property

Whether the session has started. This property is read-only.

public boolean $isActive = null
$iterator public property

An iterator for traversing the session variables. This property is read-only.

public yii\web\SessionIterator $iterator = null
$name public property

The current session name.

public string $name = null
$savePath public property

The current session save path, defaults to '/tmp'.

public string $savePath = null
$timeout public property

The number of seconds after which data will be seen as 'garbage' and cleaned up. The default value is 1440 seconds (or the value of "session.gc_maxlifetime" set in php.ini).

public integer $timeout = null
$useCookies public property

The value indicating whether cookies should be used to store session IDs.

public boolean|null $useCookies = null
$useCustomStorage public property

Whether to use custom storage. This property is read-only.

public boolean $useCustomStorage = null
$useStrictMode public property

Whether strict mode is enabled or not. This property is read-only.

public boolean $useStrictMode = null
$useTransparentSessionID public property

Whether transparent sid support is enabled or not, defaults to false.

public boolean $useTransparentSessionID = null

## Method Details

addFlash() public method

Adds a flash message.

If there are existing flash messages with the same key, the new one will be appended to the existing message array.

See also:

- getFlash()
- setFlash()
- removeFlash()

public void addFlash ( $key, $value = true, $removeAfterAccess = true )
$key | string | The key identifying the flash message.
$value | mixed | Flash message
$removeAfterAccess | boolean | Whether the flash message should be automatically removed only if it is accessed. If false, the flash message will be automatically removed after the next request, regardless if it is accessed or not. If true (default value), the flash message will remain until after it is accessed.

close() public method

Ends the current session and store session data.

public void close ( )

closeSession() public method

Session close handler.

This method should be overridden if $useCustomStorage returns true.

public boolean closeSession ( )
return | boolean | Whether session is closed successfully

count() public method

Returns the number of items in the session.

This method is required by Countable interface.

public integer count ( )
return | integer | Number of items in the session.

destroy() public method

Frees all session variables and destroys all data registered to a session.

This method has no effect when session is not active. Make sure to call open() before calling it.

See also:

- open()
- $isActive

public void destroy ( )

destroySession() public method

Session destroy handler.

This method should be overridden if $useCustomStorage returns true.

public boolean destroySession ( $id )
$id | string | Session ID
return | boolean | Whether session is destroyed successfully

freeze() protected method (available since version 2.0.14)

If session is started it's not possible to edit session ini settings. In PHP7.2+ it throws exception.

This function saves session data to temporary variable and stop session.

protected void freeze ( )

gcSession() public method

Session GC (garbage collection) handler.

This method should be overridden if $useCustomStorage returns true.

public boolean gcSession ( $maxLifetime )
$maxLifetime | integer | The number of seconds after which data will be seen as 'garbage' and cleaned up.
return | boolean | Whether session is GCed successfully

get() public method

Returns the session variable value with the session variable name.

If the session variable does not exist, the `$defaultValue` will be returned.

public mixed get ( $key, $defaultValue = null )
$key | string | The session variable name
$defaultValue | mixed | The default value to be returned when the session variable does not exist.
return | mixed | The session variable value, or $defaultValue if the session variable does not exist.

getAllFlashes() public method

Returns all flash messages.

You may use this method to display all the flash messages in a view file:

    <?php
    foreach (Yii::$app->session->getAllFlashes() as $key => $message) {
        echo '<div class="alert alert-' . $key . '">' . $message . '</div>';
    } ?>

With the above code you can use the bootstrap alert classes such as `success`, `info`, `danger` as the flash message key to influence the color of the div.

Note that if you use addFlash(), `$message` will be an array, and you will have to adjust the above code.

See also:

- setFlash()
- addFlash()
- getFlash()
- hasFlash()
- removeFlash()

public array getAllFlashes ( $delete = false )
$delete | boolean | Whether to delete the flash messages right after this method is called. If false, the flash messages will be automatically deleted in the next request.
return | array | Flash messages (key => message or key => [message1, message2]).

getCacheLimiter() public method (available since version 2.0.14)

Returns current cache limiter

public string getCacheLimiter ( )
return | string | Current cache limiter

getCookieParams() public method

See also https://secure.php.net/manual/en/function.session-get-cookie-params.php.

public array getCookieParams ( )
return | array | The session cookie parameters.

getCount() public method

Returns the number of items in the session.

public integer getCount ( )
return | integer | The number of session variables

getFlash() public method

Returns a flash message.

See also:

- setFlash()
- addFlash()
- hasFlash()
- getAllFlashes()
- removeFlash()

public mixed getFlash ( $key, $defaultValue = null, $delete = false )
$key | string | The key identifying the flash message
$defaultValue | mixed | Value to be returned if the flash message does not exist.
$delete | boolean | Whether to delete this flash message right after this method is called. If false, the flash message will be automatically deleted in the next request.
return | mixed | The flash message or an array of messages if addFlash was used

getGCProbability() public method

public float getGCProbability ( )
return | float | The probability (percentage) that the GC (garbage collection) process is started on every session initialization.

getHasSessionId() public method

Returns a value indicating whether the current request has sent the session ID.

The default implementation will check cookie and $_GET using the session name. If you send session ID via other ways, you may need to override this method or call setHasSessionId() to explicitly set whether the session ID is sent.

public boolean getHasSessionId ( )
return | boolean | Whether the current request has sent the session ID.

getId() public method

Gets the session ID.

This is a wrapper for PHP session_id().

public string getId ( )
return | string | The current session ID

getIsActive() public method

public boolean getIsActive ( )
return | boolean | Whether the session has started

getIterator() public method

Returns an iterator for traversing the session variables.

This method is required by the interface IteratorAggregate.

public yii\web\SessionIterator getIterator ( )
return | yii\web\SessionIterator | An iterator for traversing the session variables.

getName() public method

Gets the name of the current session.

This is a wrapper for PHP session_name().

public string getName ( )
return | string | The current session name

getSavePath() public method

Gets the current session save path.

This is a wrapper for PHP session_save_path().

public string getSavePath ( )
return | string | The current session save path, defaults to '/tmp'.

getTimeout() public method

public integer getTimeout ( )
return | integer | The number of seconds after which data will be seen as 'garbage' and cleaned up. The default value is 1440 seconds (or the value of "session.gc_maxlifetime" set in php.ini).

getUseCookies() public method

Returns the value indicating whether cookies should be used to store session IDs.

See also setUseCookies().

public boolean|null getUseCookies ( )
return | boolean|null | The value indicating whether cookies should be used to store session IDs.

getUseCustomStorage() public method

Returns a value indicating whether to use custom session storage.

This method should be overridden to return true by child classes that implement custom session storage. To implement custom session storage, override these methods: openSession(), closeSession(), readSession(), writeSession(), destroySession() and gcSession().

public boolean getUseCustomStorage ( )
return | boolean | Whether to use custom storage.

getUseStrictMode() public method (available since version 2.0.38)

See also setUseStrictMode().

public boolean getUseStrictMode ( )
return | boolean | Whether strict mode is enabled or not.

getUseTransparentSessionID() public method

public boolean getUseTransparentSessionID ( )
return | boolean | Whether transparent sid support is enabled or not, defaults to false.

has() public method

public boolean has ( $key )
$key | mixed | Session variable name
return | boolean | Whether there is the named session variable

hasFlash() public method

Returns a value indicating whether there are flash messages associated with the specified key.

public boolean hasFlash ( $key )
$key | string | Key identifying the flash message type
return | boolean | Whether any flash messages exist under specified key

init() public method

Initializes the application component.

This method is required by IApplicationComponent and is invoked by application.

public void init ( )

offsetExists() public method

This method is required by the interface ArrayAccess.

public boolean offsetExists ( $offset )
$offset | mixed | The offset to check on

offsetGet() public method

This method is required by the interface ArrayAccess.

public mixed offsetGet ( $offset )
$offset | integer | The offset to retrieve element.
return | mixed | The element at the offset, null if no element is found at the offset

offsetSet() public method

This method is required by the interface ArrayAccess.

public void offsetSet ( $offset, $item )
$offset | integer | The offset to set element
$item | mixed | The element value

offsetUnset() public method

This method is required by the interface ArrayAccess.

public void offsetUnset ( $offset )
$offset | mixed | The offset to unset element

open() public method

Starts the session.

public void open ( )

openSession() public method

Session open handler.

This method should be overridden if $useCustomStorage returns true.

public boolean openSession ( $savePath, $sessionName )
$savePath | string | Session save path
$sessionName | string | Session name
return | boolean | Whether session is opened successfully

readSession() public method

Session read handler.

This method should be overridden if $useCustomStorage returns true.

public string readSession ( $id )
$id | string | Session ID
return | string | The session data

regenerateID() public method

Updates the current session ID with a newly generated one.

Please refer to https://secure.php.net/session_regenerate_id for more details.

This method has no effect when session is not active. Make sure to call open() before calling it.

See also:

- open()
- $isActive

public void regenerateID ( $deleteOldSession = false )
$deleteOldSession | boolean | Whether to delete the old associated session file or not.

registerSessionHandler() protected method

Registers session handler.

protected void registerSessionHandler ( )
throws | yii\base\InvalidConfigException |

remove() public method

Removes a session variable.

public mixed remove ( $key )
$key | string | The name of the session variable to be removed
return | mixed | The removed value, null if no such session variable.

removeAll() public method

Removes all session variables.

public void removeAll ( )

removeAllFlashes() public method

Removes all flash messages.

Note that flash messages and normal session variables share the same name space. If you have a normal session variable using the same name, it will be removed by this method.

See also:

- getFlash()
- setFlash()
- addFlash()
- removeFlash()

public void removeAllFlashes ( )

removeFlash() public method

Removes a flash message.

See also:

- getFlash()
- setFlash()
- addFlash()
- removeAllFlashes()

public mixed removeFlash ( $key )
$key | string | The key identifying the flash message. Note that flash messages and normal session variables share the same name space. If you have a normal session variable using the same name, it will be removed by this method.
return | mixed | The removed flash message. Null if the flash message does not exist.

set() public method

Adds a session variable.

If the specified name already exists, the old value will be overwritten.

public void set ( $key, $value )
$key | string | Session variable name
$value | mixed | Session variable value

setCacheLimiter() public method (available since version 2.0.14)

Set cache limiter

public void setCacheLimiter ( $cacheLimiter )
$cacheLimiter | string |

setCookieParams() public method

Sets the session cookie parameters.

The cookie parameters passed to this method will be merged with the result of `session_get_cookie_params()`.

See also https://secure.php.net/manual/en/function.session-set-cookie-params.php.

public void setCookieParams ( array $value )

$value

array

Cookie parameters, valid keys include: `lifetime`, `path`, `domain`, `secure` and `httponly`. Starting with Yii 2.0.21 `sameSite` is also supported. It requires PHP version 7.3.0 or higher. For securtiy, an exception will be thrown if `sameSite` is set while using an unsupported version of PHP. To use this feature across different PHP versions check the version first. E.g. ```php [

    'sameSite' => PHP_VERSION_ID >= 70300 ? yii\web\Cookie::SAME_SITE_LAX : null,

] ``` See https://www.owasp.org/index.php/SameSite for more information about `sameSite`.

throws | yii\base\InvalidArgumentException | if the parameters are incomplete.

setFlash() public method

Sets a flash message.

A flash message will be automatically deleted after it is accessed in a request and the deletion will happen in the next request. If there is already an existing flash message with the same key, it will be overwritten by the new one.

See also:

- getFlash()
- addFlash()
- removeFlash()

public void setFlash ( $key, $value = true, $removeAfterAccess = true )
$key | string | The key identifying the flash message. Note that flash messages and normal session variables share the same name space. If you have a normal session variable using the same name, its value will be overwritten by this method.
$value | mixed | Flash message
$removeAfterAccess | boolean | Whether the flash message should be automatically removed only if it is accessed. If false, the flash message will be automatically removed after the next request, regardless if it is accessed or not. If true (default value), the flash message will remain until after it is accessed.

setGCProbability() public method

public void setGCProbability ( $value )
$value | float | The probability (percentage) that the GC (garbage collection) process is started on every session initialization.
throws | yii\base\InvalidArgumentException | if the value is not between 0 and 100.

setHasSessionId() public method

Sets the value indicating whether the current request has sent the session ID.

This method is provided so that you can override the default way of determining whether the session ID is sent.

public void setHasSessionId ( $value )
$value | boolean | Whether the current request has sent the session ID.

setId() public method

Sets the session ID.

This is a wrapper for PHP session_id().

public void setId ( $value )
$value | string | The session ID for the current session

setName() public method

Sets the name for the current session.

This is a wrapper for PHP session_name().

public void setName ( $value )
$value | string | The session name for the current session, must be an alphanumeric string. It defaults to "PHPSESSID".

setSavePath() public method

Sets the current session save path.

This is a wrapper for PHP session_save_path().

public void setSavePath ( $value )
$value | string | The current session save path. This can be either a directory name or a path alias.
throws | yii\base\InvalidArgumentException | if the path is not a valid directory

setTimeout() public method

public void setTimeout ( $value )
$value | integer | The number of seconds after which data will be seen as 'garbage' and cleaned up

setUseCookies() public method

Sets the value indicating whether cookies should be used to store session IDs.

Three states are possible:

- true: cookies and only cookies will be used to store session IDs.
- false: cookies will not be used to store session IDs.
- null: if possible, cookies will be used to store session IDs; if not, other mechanisms will be used (e.g. GET parameter)

public void setUseCookies ( $value )
$value | boolean|null | The value indicating whether cookies should be used to store session IDs.

setUseStrictMode() public method (available since version 2.0.38)

See also https://www.php.net/manual/en/session.configuration.php#ini.session.use-strict-mode.

public void setUseStrictMode ( $value )
$value |  |

setUseTransparentSessionID() public method

public void setUseTransparentSessionID ( $value )
$value | boolean | Whether transparent sid support is enabled or not.

unfreeze() protected method (available since version 2.0.14)

Starts session and restores data from temporary variable

protected void unfreeze ( )

updateFlashCounters() protected method

Updates the counters for flash messages and removes outdated flash messages.

This method should only be called once in init().

protected void updateFlashCounters ( )

writeSession() public method

Session write handler.

This method should be overridden if $useCustomStorage returns true.

public boolean writeSession ( $id, $data )
$id | string | Session ID
$data | string | Session data
return | boolean | Whether session write is successful