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Modern PHP Session Management Library

Introduction

SessionManager is a modern PHP session management library that provides an object-oriented wrapper around PHP's native session handling functions. It implements the SessionHandlerInterface, allowing for easy integration with existing projects. Additionally, it offers extra features such as session encryption and database storage handlers for scalable applications.

Features

• Object-oriented session management.
• Protection against session fixation attacks.
• Automatic handling of session expiration.
• CSRF token generation and validation mechanisms.
• Easy integration into existing projects or frameworks.
• Support for custom session names and cookie parameters.

Installation

You can install SessionManager via Composer:

composer require carry0987/session-manager

Usage

Here is a basic example of how to use SessionManager:

require 'vendor/autoload.php';

use carry0987\SessionManager\SessionManager;

// Create a SessionManager instance, you may optionally supply a custom session name and cookie parameters
$sessionManager = new SessionManager('MY_SESSION_NAME', [
    'lifetime' => 3600,           // Cookie lifetime
    'secure' => true,             // Send only over HTTPS
    'httponly' => true,           // Accessible only through the HTTP protocol
    'samesite' => 'Strict'        // Strict same-site policy
]);

// Set a session variable
$sessionManager->set('username', 'user123');

// Retrieve a session variable
$username = $sessionManager->get('username');

// Destroy the session
$sessionManager->destroy();

// Renew the session
$sessionManager->renew('MY_SESSION_NAME');

Security Features

• Session fixation attack protection: SessionManager regenerates the session ID periodically.
• Session expiration mechanism: Sessions automatically expire after a period of inactivity.
• CSRF protection: Generates and validates CSRF tokens.
• Secure cookie parameters: Cookies are marked as HttpOnly and Secure by default to enhance security.

API Reference

Here is a list of methods provided by SessionManager:

• set($key, $value): Set a session variable.
• get($key): Get a session variable.
• exists($key): Check if a session variable exists.
• remove($key): Remove a session variable.
• destroy(): Destroy the session.
• For more detailed methods and usage instructions, see the code comments.

Contributing

If you have any suggestions for improvement or feature requests, please open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more information.