Cliff Hirsch wrote:
Although I should know if I use database-based sessions, I am not sure
as I am not sure what exactly a database-based session is. So, what is that?
Standard PHP sessions are stored in flat files on the server. Not conducive
to scale-out as the session is local to a specific server, and there can be
security issues in a shared hosting environment. One alternative is to store
your sessionz in a database.
See: http://us.php.net/manual/en/function.session-set-save-handler.php
Aha! So, if I'd have multiple servers and want to carry a session from
one server to the next I could do so via a database assuming that the
servers each have access to it. Now that's clever!
Writing to each own's database will keep the session stuff separated for
shared hosting. Good to know.
And again, NYPHP in persona of Cliff Hirsh made me a smarter person.
Thanks!
David
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