[PHP] sessions -- behind the scenes??

This may be a silly question . . . where is the information that sessions hold actually kept? Are cookies generated? Do sessions just simplify the process of generating those cookies and keeping track of that information? I have access to PHP3 as an apache module, and PHP4 as a cgi...I'm wonderin

RE: [PHP] sessions -- behind the scenes??

> -Original Message- > From: Mikusch, Rita [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 12:30 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PHP] sessions -- behind the scenes?? > > > This may be a silly question . . . where is the information > th

Re: [PHP] sessions -- behind the scenes??

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 * and then Johnson, Kirk blurted > > By default, session data is stored in a file in /tmp, but you can specify > another place, like a database. PHP generates a session id, which is part of > the filename of the session file. PHP passes a cookie