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    The document discusses sessions in PHP. Sessions allow information to be stored and accessed across multiple pages. Sessions store data on the server instead of the client computer and use a unique ID to identify each user session. Sessions can store larger amounts of data than cookies and provide a more secure way to pass data between pages. The document provides examples of how to create sessions, store and access session variables in PHP using the $_SESSION superglobal array, and destroy sessions.

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    The document discusses sessions in PHP. Sessions allow information to be stored and accessed across multiple pages. Sessions store data on the server instead of the client computer and use a unique ID to identify each user session. Sessions can store larger amounts of data than cookies and provide a more secure way to pass data between pages. The document provides examples of how to create sessions, store and access session variables in PHP using the $_SESSION superglobal array, and destroy sessions.

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    The document discusses sessions in PHP. Sessions allow information to be stored and accessed across multiple pages. Sessions store data on the server instead of the client computer and use a unique ID to identify each user session. Sessions can store larger amounts of data than cookies and provide a more secure way to pass data between pages. The document provides examples of how to create sessions, store and access session variables in PHP using the $_SESSION superglobal array, and destroy sessions.

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    I.

    Session:

     It is time period between login and logout.


     It is way to store information (in variables) to be used across multiple
    pages.
     It is not stored on client’s computer

    II. Why and when to use Sessions?

     You want to store important information such as the user id more securely
    on the server where malicious users cannot temper with them.
     You want to pass values from one page to another.
     You want the alternative to cookies on browsers that do not support cookies.
     You are developing an application such as a shopping cart that has to
    temporary store information with a capacity larger than 4KB.

    III. How session works?

    i. When you work with an application, you open it, do some changes,
    and then you close it. This is much like a Session. The computer
    knows who you are. It knows when you start the application and
    when you end. But on the internet there is one problem: the web
    server does not know who you are or what you do, because the
    HTTP address doesn't maintain state.

    ii. PHP session is used to store and pass information from one page to
    another temporarily (until user close the website).
    iii. PHP session creates unique user id for each browser to recognize
    the user and avoid conflict between multiple browsers.
    iv. PHP session technique is widely used in shopping websites where
    we need to store and pass cart information e.g. username, product
    code, product name, product price etc. from one page to another.
    V Difference between Cookie and Session
    Sr. Cookies Session
    No
    1 It is stored on Client Side It is stored on server side
    2 Cookie is not all non-secure since data in Sessions are secured
    cookie is stored text-format at client side and because it is stored in binary
    travel with each HTTP request format/encrypted form and
    gets decrypted at server and
    they never travel with HTTP
    request

    3 In php, to access the cookie we use In php, to access the session


    $_COOKIE variable we use $_SESSION
    4 Cookie ends depends on the life time you set Session ends when user
    for it. close his browser.
    5 It can store only 4kb of data It can store large amount of
    data
    6 It can be used for future references It cannot be used for future
    references
    Creation of Session: Session can be created using session_start()
    <?php
    // Starting session
    session_start();
    ?>
    The session_start() function first checks to see if a session already exists by
    looking for the presence of a session ID. If it finds one, i.e. if the session is already
    started, it sets up the session variables and if doesn't, it starts a new session by
    creating a new session ID.

    Note: session_Start() must be written before html tag

    Storing and Accessing Session Data: You can store all your session data as key-
    value pairs in the $_SESSION[] superglobal array. The stored data can be accessed
    during lifetime of a session. PHP $_SESSION is an associative array that contains
    all session variables. It is used to set and get session variable values.

    Example: To Store information

    1. $_SESSION["user"] = "Sachin";  

    Example: To Get information

    1. echo $_SESSION["user"];  

    PHP Destroying Session: session_destroy() function is used to destroy all session


    variables completely.
    PHP Session Examples
    1. Write a PHP script to create and access session variable [Hint: Use
    $_SESSION]
    File: session1.php

    <?php  
    session_start();  
    $_SESSION["user"] = "Sachin";  
    echo "Session information are set successfully.<br/>";  
    ?>
    <html><body>  
    <a href="session2.php">Visit next page</a>  
    </body>  
    </html>  
    File: session2.php
    <?php  
    session_start();  
    eho "User is: ".$_SESSION["user"];  
    ?>  
    2. Write a PHP script to keep track of number of times the web page has
    been access. [Use Session]

    <?php  
       session_start();  
       if (!isset($_SESSION['counter'])) {  
          $_SESSION['counter'] = 1;  
       } else {  
          $_SESSION['counter']++;  
       }  
       echo ("Page Views: ".$_SESSION['counter']);  
    ?>  

      
    3. Write a PHP script to accept Employee details (Eno, Ename, address)
    on first page. On second page accept earning (Basic, Da, HRA). On
    third page print Employee information (Eno, Ename, Address, BASIC,
    DA, HRA, TOTAL)[Hint: Use Session]

    Empsession.html

    <html>
    <body>
    <form action="/php programs/earning.php" method="post">
    <center>  <h2>Enter Employee Details :</h2>  <br>
    Emp no :<input type=text name=”eno”></br></br>
    Name :<input type=text name=”enm”><br><br>
    Address :<input type=text name=”eadd”><br><br>
    <br><br>  <input type=submit value=Show name=”submit”>
    </center>
    </form>
    </body>
    </html>

    earning.php

    <?php
    session_start();
    $eno = $_POST['eno'];
    $enm = $_POST['enm'];
    $eadd = $_POST['eadd'];

    $_SESSION[“eno”] = $eno;
    $_SESSION[“enm”] = $enm;
    $_SESSION[“eadd”] = $eadd;
    ?>
    <html>
    <body>
    <form action="/php programs/disp.php" method="post">
    <center>
    <h2>Enter Earnings of Employee:</h2>
    Basic : <input type="text" name="e1"></br><br>
    DA : <input type="text" name="e2"></br></br>
    HRA :<input type="text" name="e3"></br></br>
    <input type="submit" value=Next></br></br>
    </center>
    </form>
    </body>
    </html>

    Disp.php
    <?php
    session_start();
    $e1 = $_POST['e1'];
    $e2 = $_POST['e2'];
    $e3= $_POST['e3'];

    echo "<h3>Employee Details</h3> ";


    echo "<br>Name : ".$_SESSION['eno'];
    echo "<br>Address : ".$_SESSION['enm'];
    echo "<br>Class : ".$_SESSION['eadd'];
    echo "<br>basic : ".$e1;
    echo "<br>DA : ".$e2;
    echo "<br>HRA : ".$e3;
    $total = $e1+$e2+$e3;
    echo "<h2>Total Of Earnings Is : $total.";
    ?>

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