session_start

session_start

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

session_startStart new or resume existing session

Description

bool session_start ([ array $options = [] ] )

session_start() creates a session or resumes the current one based on a session identifier passed via a GET or POST request, or passed via a cookie.

When session_start() is called or when a session auto starts, PHP will call the open and read session save handlers. These will either be a built-in save handler provided by default or by PHP extensions (such as SQLit