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    Cookies and session

    What is Cookie?
    o A cookie is a small text file that is stored on the user's computer. The
    maximum file size of a cookie is 4KB. It is also known as an HTTP cookie, web
    cookie, or internet Cookie. Whenever a user visits a website for the first time, the
    site sends packets of data in the form of a cookie to the user's computer.
    o The cookies help the websites to keep track of the user's browsing history or cart
    information when they visit their sites.
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    What is a Session?
    o A session is used to temporarily store the information on the server to be
    used across multiple pages of the website. It is the total time used for an
    activity. The user session starts when he logs-in to a particular network
    application and ends when the user logs out from the application or shutdowns
    the system.

    Working of Session
    The working of a session can be understood with the help of the below diagram:
    1. In the first step, the client request to the server via GET or POST method.
    2. The sessionID is created on the server, and it saves the sessionID into the database. It
    returns the sessionId with a cookie as a response to the client.
    3. Cookie with sessionID stored on the browser is sent back to the server. The server
    matches this id with the saved sessionID and sends a response HTTP200

    Creating Cookies with PHP


    To create a cookie in PHP, we need to use the setcookie() function, and it must appear
    before the <html> tag. The syntax of this function is given below:

    Syntax:

    1. setcookie(name, value, expire, path, domain, secure, httponly);  
    2. In the above syntax, only a name argument is required, and others are optional.   
    Key Differences between Session and Cookies
    o Sessions are server-side files that store the user information, whereas Cookies are
    client-side files that contain user information on a local computer.
    o Sessions are cookies dependent, whereas Cookies are not dependent on Session.
    o The session ends when the user closes the browser or logout from the
    application, whereas Cookies expire at the set time.
    o A session can store as much data as a user want, whereas Cookies have a limited
    size of 4KB.

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