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legalthings/mongodb-session-handler
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A session handler that stores structured data in MongoDB

v2.0.0(7y ago)110.0k↓50%[1 issues](https://github.com/legalthings/mongodb-session-handler/issues)MITPHPPHP >=7.1

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MongoDB session handler
=======================

[](#mongodb-session-handler)

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The LegalThings MongoDB session handler stores sessions as structured data in MongoDB. This allows a process to fetch and modify or remove a session based on its data.

Use cases
---------

[](#use-cases)

### Remove user sessions when a password changes

[](#remove-user-sessions-when-a-password-changes)

When you change your password, you want to remove all the other sessions of the user. This is a security measure, the old password may be comprimised and a hacker may already have logged in. Without invalidating his session, he can continue to use the user account even after the password has changed.

### Cache and update user information

[](#cache-and-update-user-information)

For performance reasons you might store the user's information like name, image, team name, etc in the session. When a team changes it's name, you want to find all the sessions of the users within that team and update the information.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require legalthings/mongodb-session-handler

```

**This libary uses the legacy Mongo driver.** If you're running PHP7 or simply are already using the new MongoDB driver, please install [`alcaeus/mongo-php-adapter`](https://packagist.org/packages/alcaeus/mongo-php-adapter).

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$mongo = new MongoClient();
$collection = $mongo->some_db->sessions;
$handler = new MongodbSessionHandler($collection);

session_set_save_handler($handler);
```

To create read-only sessions use `new MongodbSessionHandler($collection, 'r')`

###  Health Score

27

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LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity23

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 90% of commits — single point of failure

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**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~300 days

Total

3

Last Release

2900d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.1 → v2.0.02018-05-31

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=5.6.0

v2.0.0PHP >=7.1

### Community

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