5 replies to this topic

[zeroradius]

Hey guys, when i make things that need to be stored such as login information i write it to a session, I know you can also use cookies although i have never tried. For information such as user name and password wich is better to use the session or the cookie and why? thanks in advance

[v0id]

Cookies are used for information that shall be saved for a long time on the client's computer, and they'll probably be active when you come to the website another time (I'm saying probably, because it depends on how long the cookie shall last)

Sessions do save information too, but only while the sessions lasts! If you quit the website, or close down the browser, the session will no longer be active.

[zeroradius]

Thanks. So it would probably be best to do sessions for log in information in case the person just exits the site withought loging out corect?

[John]

One thing to note is that cookies can be altered by the user while sessions cannot. Thus if you intend on storing private/secure information, its probably best to do so in sessions and not cookies.

[zeroradius]

ok thanks to both of you that answers my question complytly.

[Lop]

Also, using sessions you can't enable the "remember me" function that automatically logs you in each visit.