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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. wikimedia/php-session-serializer ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) wikimedia/php-session-serializer ================================ Provides methods like PHP's session\_encode and session\_decode that don't mess with $\_SESSION v3.0.2(9mo ago)211.3M↓29.5%72GPL-2.0-or-laterPHPPHP >=7.4.0 Since Oct 14Pushed 1mo ago13 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/wikimedia/php-session-serializer)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/wikimedia/php-session-serializer)[ Docs](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Php-session-serializer)[ RSS](/packages/wikimedia-php-session-serializer/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1w ago READMEChangelogDependencies (8)Versions (14)Used By (2) [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/d59b74032e62395a470e94d681ae18cc22b0e374d0fb9df12ffdf71aea5ea34b/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f77696b696d656469612f7068702d73657373696f6e2d73657269616c697a65722f762f737461626c652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/wikimedia/php-session-serializer) [![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/15acf684b8ab5ad52130126bebf812631fb940b1f794d4656eac497bab502e06/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f77696b696d656469612f7068702d73657373696f6e2d73657269616c697a65722f6c6963656e73652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/wikimedia/php-session-serializer) php-session-serializer ====================== [](#php-session-serializer) php-session-serializer is a PHP library that provides methods that work like PHP's [session\_encode](https://php.net/manual/en/function.session-encode.php) and [session\_decode](https://php.net/manual/en/function.session-decode.php)functions, but don't mess with the `$_SESSION` superglobal. It supports the `php`, `php_binary`, and `php_serialize` serialize handlers. `wddx` is not supported, since it is inferior to `php` and `php_binary`. Usage ----- [](#usage) ``` use Wikimedia\PhpSessionSerializer; // (optional) Send logs to a PSR-3 logger PhpSessionSerializer::setLogger( $logger ) // (optional) Ensure that session.serialize_handler is set to a usable value PhpSessionSerializer::setSerializeHandler(); // Encode session data $string = PhpSessionSerializer::encode( $array ); // Decode session data $array = PhpSessionSerializer::decode( $string ); ``` Running tests ------------- [](#running-tests) ``` composer install --prefer-dist composer test ``` History ------- [](#history) This library was created to support custom session handler [read](https://php.net/manual/en/sessionhandlerinterface.read.php) and [write](https://php.net/manual/en/sessionhandlerinterface.write.php) methods that are more useful than blindly storing the serialized data that PHP gives to custom handlers. --- ### Health Score 59 — FairBetter than 98% of packages Maintenance77 Regular maintenance activity Popularity49 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community29 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity70 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor3 3 contributors hold 50%+ of commits How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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