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PHP: Managing Persistent Sessions

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Overview

Learn how to store persistent PHP session data in a SQL server and create an auto-login system that recognizes returning users.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • What you should know before watching this course
  • Using the exercise files
  • Sessions in Google Chrome
1. Sessions and Security
  • How PHP sessions work
  • Configuring session
  • Changing session defaults
  • Inspecting how session data is stored
  • Implementing persistent sessions
2. Preparing the Database
  • Creating a database and user account in MySQL
  • Defining tables to store session data
  • Connecting to the database
3. Storing Session Data in MySQL
  • Implementing the PHP SessionHandlerInterface
  • Opening a session and reading stored data
  • Writing session data
  • Closing the session and garbage collection
  • Destroying the session
  • Setting the session handler
4. Creating an Autologin System
  • How the autologin system works
  • Using a trait to define common properties
  • Extending the MysqlSessionHandler class
  • Creating a persistent login
  • Checking a returning visitor's credentials
  • Logging out
5. Testing the Autologin System
  • Generating a unique key when registering users
  • Using a PSR-4 class autoloader
  • Authenticating the user
  • Revalidating credentials for sensitive areas
  • Logging out selectively
Conclusion
  • Final thoughts

Taught by

David Powers

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