Configuring the Directory where Session Files are Saved
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Configuring the Directory where Session Files are Saved
By default, Symfony stores session metadata on the filesystem. If you want to control
this path, update the framework.session.save_path configuration key:
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# app/config/config.yml
framework:
session:
handler_id: session.handler.native_file
save_path: '%kernel.project_dir%/var/sessions/%kernel.environment%'Storing Sessions Elsewhere (e.g. database)
You can store your session data anywhere by using the handler_id option.
See Configuring Sessions and Save Handlers for a discussion of
session save handlers. There are also articles about storing sessions in a
relational database
or a NoSQL database.
