Application::setSession

Set SESSION data (and start the session)

Description

public void Application::setSession( string $name, mixed $value )

Set SESSION data. Starts the session if it has not been started, so you never call session_start() yourself. Writing is what starts a session: a page that never calls setSession() (or setTicket()) sends no session cookie.

The session cookie is HttpOnly, SameSite=Lax, and Secure over HTTPS. The data is saved when the response ends (displayPage(), redirect(), $this->halt(), or the end of the method).

Arguments

Name	Data type	Default	Remarks
$name	string		Session key
$value	mixed		Value

Example

Controller

$this->setSession('foo', 'bar');
$this->setSession('cart', array('item_id' => 3, 'quantity' => 1));