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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        # config/packages/framework.yaml
framework:
    session:
        handler_id: session.handler.native_file
        save_path: '%kernel.project_dir%/var/sessions/%kernel.environment%'
    

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        <!-- config/packages/framework.xml -->
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<container xmlns="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xmlns:framework="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/symfony"
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services
        http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services/services-1.0.xsd
        http://symfony.com/schema/dic/symfony
        http://symfony.com/schema/dic/symfony/symfony-1.0.xsd">

    <framework:config>
        <framework:session handler-id="session.handler.native_file" save-path="%kernel.project_dir%/var/sessions/%kernel.environment%" />
    </framework:config>
</container>
    

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        // config/packages/framework.php
$container->loadFromExtension('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.

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Configuring the Directory where Session Files are Saved

Configuring the Directory where Session Files are Saved

Storing Sessions Elsewhere (e.g. database)

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