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Sessions

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Sessions¶

Symfony provides a nice session object that you can use to store information about the user between requests.

To see how to use the session, read Managing the Session.

More about Sessions¶

Configuring the Directory where Session Files are Saved
Avoid Starting Sessions for Anonymous Users
Making the Locale "Sticky" during a User's Session
Bridge a legacy Application with Symfony Sessions
Session Proxy Examples

How to Use PdoSessionHandler to Store Sessions in the Database

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