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    Using Sessions

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    Using sessions

    <?php
    /*Start the session. A session creates a file in a temporary directory on the server where registered session variables and their values are
    stored. They are more secure than cookies, which are stored on the client-side machine*/
    session_start();
    ?>
    <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html>
    <body>
    <?php

    //Set session variables


    $_SESSION["firstname"] = "Morag";
    $_SESSION["lastname"] = "Kelly";
    echo "Session variables are set.";
    ?></body></html>
    Save as exercise1.php

    <?php
    session_start();
    ?>

    1|Page
    <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html>
    <body>
    <?php
    // Echo session variables that were set on previous page
    echo "My first name is " . $_SESSION["firstname"] . ".<br>";
    echo "My second name is " . $_SESSION["lastname"] . ".";
    /*Most sessions set a user-key on the user's computer that looks like an encrypted password. Then, when a session is opened on another
    page, it scans the computer for a user-key. If there is a match, it accesses that session, if not, it starts a new session*/
    ?></body></html>
    Save as exercise2.php

    <?php
    session_start();
    ?>
    <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html>
    <body>
    <?php
    // remove all session variables
    session_unset();

    2|Page
    // destroy the session
    session_destroy();
    echo "The session is now destroyed. Try running exercise 2 to see the result.";
    ?></body></html>
    Save as exercise3.php

    Using the trim function


    <?php
    $str = "HNC Computer Science!";
    echo $str . "<br>";
    echo trim($str,"He!");
    ?>
    Save as exercise4.php

    3|Page

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