00_01 welcome

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

00_02 requirements

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

00_03 ex_files

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

00_04 chrome

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

01_01 sessions

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

01_02 configure

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

01_03 change_defaults

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

01_04 inspect

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

01_05 implement

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

02_01 db_setup

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

02_02 define_tables

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

02_03 connect_db

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

03_01 interface

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

03_02 open_read

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

03_03 write

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

03_04 close

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

03_05 destroy_main

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

03_06 set_handler

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

04_01 autologin

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

04_02 trait

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

04_03 extend

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

04_04 persistent

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

04_05 check_credentials

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

04_06 logout

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

05_01 user_key_patch

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

05_02 autoloader

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

05_03 authenticate

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

05_04 revalidate

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

05_05 selective_logout

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

06_01 final_thoughts

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively

Exercise_Files.zip

Description



PHP persistent sessions allow for communication between the server and client. This allows web applications to remember the identities of visitors as well as any variables or other data. This practical and challenging project-based course will help developers take the data that PHP normally stores in plain text files and write them into a more secure database, where the records can be read and destroyed as needed. Author David Powers helps you set up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records. The lessons culminate in a short project that uses tokens to recognize returning users in an auto-login scenario.

Topics include:

Configuring sessions
Inspecting how session data is stored
Implementing persistent sessions
Creating a SQL database to store session data
Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
Writing session data
Closing and destroying sessions
Creating an auto-login system with persistent sessions
Creating persistent logins
Checking out visitor credentials
Authenticating users
Logging out users selectively