Depends. The session is set to an amount of time. If you close your browser after 1 hour, and the session time is 8 hours, and the cookie is properly saved, then the session you used before you closed your browser will still be valid, both in your cookie and on the server, until the 8 hours expires. Read the manual to answer your second question. On Wed, 23 Apr 2003, Jonathan Villa wrote: > So whenever I close my browser and reopen it, a new session is created? > > So what happens if someone does not allow cookies? > > ---> Jonathan > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Beckman [mailto:beckman@purplecow.com] > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 1:54 PM > To: Jonathan Villa > Cc: php-db@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: Is a PHP session considered a cookie? > > Sets a cookie in the browser that contains the session ID. > > Everything else is stored on the server, and uses the session ID to > retrieve the appropriate information from the session. > > Peter > > On Wed, 23 Apr 2003, Jonathan Villa wrote: > > > > > When I use PHP sessions, doe it place a cookie on the users pc? Or > does > > it store it in the session? > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > --- > Peter Beckman Internet > Guy > beckman@purplecow.com > http://www.purplecow.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > --- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Beckman Internet Guy beckman@purplecow.com http://www.purplecow.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
