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coolkid
coolkid

Reputation: 543

Could we use session to create a global variable for all client?

I saw this example in php manual page http://www.php.net/manual/en/session.examples.php The example will create a global session for all client. Can I use this example to create some global application for all client, instead of save it to DB or local file. What're the pros and cons of this method? Thanks for any help.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1705

Answers (3)

Ali Arslan
Ali Arslan

Reputation: 1047

Yes it is possible by sharing the session id between two clients but sessions are only used to store temporary data of a user. So once a session is destroyed there is no way to retrieve that data.

Upvotes: 1

Mark Baker
Mark Baker

Reputation: 212452

It might work, but I wouldn't recommend it... to much scope for potential confusion by othe rdevelopers working with the code, potential issues if you update session variables within the wrong scope, and the use of the term "session" for something that is not session-related can lead to a whole world of confusion

Upvotes: 2

Ikke
Ikke

Reputation: 101251

No, this is not possible, or advised. A session is bound to one client, and clients do not share a session.

Upvotes: 0

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