Learn to handle persistent PHP sessions securely with a database, including auto-login systems and best practices for user data management.
This course dives into the world of PHP sessions, focusing on securely storing session data in a database and building an auto-login system. You’ll learn hands-on techniques to manage user sessions efficiently while keeping security in mind.
A complete course about handling persistent PHP sessions storing them into database securely and auto login system
PHP tireless 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. I help 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up a SQL database, define classes to open and close sessions, read and write variables, destroy sessions, and manage out-of-date records.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.
In this course:
I'll show you how to store session in data in a MySQL database
How to log in returning users automatically
We'll begin with an overview of how PHP handles Sessions and stores session data in plain text files on the web server
We'll set up a database to store session data more securely
I'll show you how to define a class to open and close sessions
Read and write session variables to the database
Destroy sessions and garbage collect out-of-date records
Sessions expire as soon as soon as the browser is closed, but the highlight of this course is an auto-login system that uses a randomly generated single use token that recognizes returning users and preserves their data between visits, even on different computers. I hope you'll find this a useful and challenging project.
keeping the user's data always up to date with persistent sessions is extremely convenient. But, and I can't stress this strongly enough, persistent sessions are not 100 percent secure. When using sessions, you should always use a connection over secure sockets layer, or transport layer security whenever possible. I’m going to talk about why always re-authenticate user credentials before allowing allowing access to pages with sensitive content, such as changing user account details.
Configure PHP sessions to make them persistent
Inspect how session data is stored
Implement persistent sessions
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I am a software engineer and web developer with a passion for creating engaging and informative video tutorials about technology and programming. I hold a first-class Honours degree from one of London’s top universities and specialize in cutting-edge technologies related to software development, web development, and coding.Over the years, I’ve developed proficiency in numerous programming languages, particularly web-based ones. My...
The instructor doesn't explain the code very well, he does go over the lines and mentioning them but seldom he explains how the code is working. Also i found the exact same course on linkedIn learning it is a course made by David powers and that particular course has all the same materail and even the folder structure is same, that begs the question which the real one, which the fake ? the truth is out there but according to my brilliant deductions (sarcasm), I THINK THAT THIS COURSE IS JUST A POOR COPY( NOT SARCASM ).
This is a fantastic course. I'm very happy that this course doesn't drag on for 100 hours typing code. People looking for a PHP primer should go do that first then come back and learn one way to do advanced sessions here. As for the content as advertised, the course covers the material well and the code that is included is well done.
this course does make sense .. i have it running on a godaddy server and it works.
There are errors in the exercise files that make the project not work. I mentioned these to the instructor via the Q&A section for this course.
The overview is too long.
Good information especially at start of class; I appreciate the programming style and follow through explanations.
I know nothing about php sessions and I was struggling with creating session but they were not "persistent" and my username kept "falling off". Thus far some of the information covered is assisting my greater understanding of sessions, their use and the security aspects and related configurations of which I knew nothing. I am very grateful for this knowledge.
The instructor did not write any code, just copy and paste every time. Need more explanation about code. I tried same code but did not work for me.
A lot of the code is copy and paste instead of building from scratch. I think it's more beneficial for students to build it from the ground up, so that we know exactly what each line does and why. One of the best ways to do that is start with the problem and build a solution, point out its flaws and build a better solution.
Also the course says it requires basic SQL, but you also need to know about transactions and locks. The instructor is not engaged in student's Q&A's.
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Alfio S.
The course has the information I wanted. The instructor is knowledgeable but at times his explanations come short. However, the base knowledge is there, and he frequently makes reference to the sources to expand on any particular objective his is covering.
P.S: I ran the video at 1.5 speed.