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[HTTP & Networking](/categories/http) 4. / 5. middlewares/php-session ActiveLibrary[HTTP & Networking](/categories/http) middlewares/php-session ======================= Middleware to start php sessions using the request data v3.2.0(1y ago)1525.8k↓29.7%3[1 issues](https://github.com/middlewares/php-session/issues)3MITPHPPHP ^7.2 || ^8.0CI passing Since Oct 8Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/middlewares/php-session)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/middlewares/php-session)[ Docs](https://github.com/middlewares/php-session)[ RSS](/packages/middlewares-php-session/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (8)Versions (16)Used By (3) middlewares/php-session ======================= [](#middlewaresphp-session) [![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/eb6db8af7e4ae74fa8231df1f42aca277144940bbe7c587188d83241ea256628/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f6d6964646c6577617265732f7068702d73657373696f6e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/middlewares/php-session)[![Software License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/55c0218c8f8009f06ad4ddae837ddd05301481fcf0dff8e0ed9dadda8780713e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d627269676874677265656e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](LICENSE)[![Testing](https://github.com/middlewares/php-session/workflows/testing/badge.svg)](https://github.com/middlewares/php-session/workflows/testing/badge.svg)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e2a75509bf7eef92174bc7da7cf964fc54387e36c37b903cfc0a946774cb74b1/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f6d6964646c6577617265732f7068702d73657373696f6e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/middlewares/php-session) Middleware to start a [php session](http://php.net/manual/en/book.session.php) using the request data and close it after returning the response. Reads and writes session cookies in the PSR-7 request/response. Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - PHP >= 7.2 - A [PSR-7 http message implementation](https://github.com/middlewares/awesome-psr15-middlewares#psr-7-implementations) - A [PSR-15 middleware dispatcher](https://github.com/middlewares/awesome-psr15-middlewares#dispatcher) Installation ------------ [](#installation) This package is installable and autoloadable via Composer as [middlewares/php-session](https://packagist.org/packages/middlewares/php-session). ``` composer require middlewares/php-session ``` Example ------- [](#example) ``` Dispatcher::run([ new Middlewares\PhpSession(), function () { //Use the global $_SESSION variable to get/set data $_SESSION['name'] = 'John'; } ]); ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) This is a middleware to start the native PHP session using the cookies of the server request. ### name [](#name) The session name. If it's not provided, use the php's default name (PHPSESSID). More info [session\_name](https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.session-name.php) ``` // Start the session with other name $session = (new Middlewares\PhpSession())->name('user_session'); ``` ### id [](#id) This option set a session id. If it's not provided, use the request's cookies to get it. ``` // Start the session with a specific session id $session = (new Middlewares\PhpSession())->id('foo'); ``` ### options [](#options) This allows to set an of options passed to [`session_start()`](http://php.net/session_start) ``` // Start the session with a specific session id $session = (new Middlewares\PhpSession())->options([ 'cookie_lifetime' => 86400 ]); ``` ### regenerateId [](#regenerateid) This option regenerates the id after a specific time interval. The latest regeneration time is saved in the key `session-id-expires` but you can change it in the second argument: ``` // Regenerate the session id after 60 seconds $session = (new Middlewares\PhpSession())->regenerateId(60); // Regenerate the session id after 60 seconds, storing the expires date in the key 'expiresAt' $session = (new Middlewares\PhpSession())->regenerateId(60, 'expiresAt'); ``` --- Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information about recent changes and [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for contributing details. The MIT License (MIT). Please see [LICENSE](LICENSE) for more information. ### Health Score 48 — FairBetter than 95% of packages Maintenance44 Moderate activity, may be stable Popularity36 Limited adoption so far Community21 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity76 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 81.6% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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