How to store variable in session codeigniter
You don't have to set the session the PHP way.
CodeIgnter has its on Session Class
Load the session library:
$this->load->library('session');
To set session data:
$this->session->set_userdata('some_name', 'some_value');
To retrieve session data:
$this->session->userdata('some_name');
To remove session data:
$this->session->unset_userdata('some_name');
Simple :
First, load this library
$this->load->library('session');
Then, to add some informations in session :
$newdata = array( 'username' => 'johndoe', 'email' => 'johndoe@some-site.com', 'logged_in' => TRUE );$this->session->set_userdata($newdata);
Next, if you want to get values :
$session_id = $this->session->userdata('session_id');
And to remove :
$this->session->unset_userdata('some_name');
A simple search "codeigniter session" could have help you ...
https://www.codeigniter.com/user_guide/libraries/sessions.html
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I consider storing my session data in a controller. So this is how you should go about storing and retrieving session data
1.Use autoload in your config.php files. It saves you time and load time
autoload['libraries'] = ('session);
2.In your controller.php create an array to store your session data.
$new_data = array( 'username' => 'martin', 'email' => 'someone@martin.com', 'user_logged => TRUE );
$this->session->set_userdata($new_data);
- Then this is how to call your session data(create a variable and assign it the value of one of the session data you need):
$username = $this->session->userdata('username');
For further reference visit codeigniter user_guide/sessions