Summary
After reading this chapter, you should be able to
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Understand how Drupal modifies PHP’s session handling.
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Understand which files contain session configuration settings.
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Understand the session life cycle and how Drupal’s $user object is created during a request.
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Store data in and retrieve data from a user’s session.
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Tomlinson, T., VanDyk, J.K. (2010). Sessions. In: Lowman, M., et al. Pro Drupal 7 Development. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-2839-4_17
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