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A lightweight and secure PHP library for managing sessions with ease.
It provides a simple, object-oriented interface to create, read, update, regenerate, and destroy sessions — all while supporting secure cookie settings, namespaces, and automatic session timeout for idle users.

🚀 Features

• 🔒 Secure session cookie configuration (HttpOnly, Secure, SameSite)
• 🧩 Namespaced session storage (isolated data per module)
• ⏱️ Automatic idle timeout expiration
• 🔁 Session ID regeneration for security
• 💣 Safe session destruction
• 🧠 Compatible with PHP 7.4+ and PHP 8+

📦 Installation

Option 1: Manual Installation

1. Download or clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/felconca/session-cookies-manager.git
   cd session-manager

2. Include the class in your project:

   require_once __DIR__ . '/src/SessionManager.php';

Option 2: Composer (Recommended)

If you use Composer, add this package to your composer.json:

composer require felconca/session-cookies-manager

Then include Composer’s autoloader:

require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

⚙️ Usage Example

<?php

use Cookies\Session\SessionManager;

// Create a session instance with secure configuration
$session = new SessionManager('user', [
    'lifetime' => 3600,        // Cookie lifespan (1 hour)
    'idle_timeout' => 900,     // Auto-logout after 15 minutes idle
    'secure' => false,         // Set true if using HTTPS
    'httponly' => true,
    'samesite' => 'Strict',
    'name' => 'MYAPPSESSID'
]);

// Store data
$session->set('username', 'john_doe');
$session->set('role', 'admin');

// Retrieve data
echo "User: " . $session->get('username') . PHP_EOL;

// Check if a session variable exists
if ($session->has('role')) {
    echo "Role: " . $session->get('role') . PHP_EOL;
}

// Regenerate session ID
$session->regenerate();

// Clear a specific key
$session->remove('role');

// Destroy session completely
// $session->destroy();

⚡ Configuration Options

🧩 Namespaces

Each instance of SessionManager can manage a unique namespace:

$userSession = new SessionManager('user');
$cartSession = new SessionManager('cart');

$userSession->set('id', 10);
$cartSession->set('items', ['apple', 'banana']);

Namespaces prevent key collisions between different parts of your app.

🛡️ Security Notes

• Always set 'secure' => true when using HTTPS.
• Use 'samesite' => 'Strict' or 'Lax' to mitigate CSRF risks.
• Combine this library with server-level session settings for maximum security.

🧑‍💻 Requirements

• PHP 7.4 or higher
• No external dependencies (pure PHP)

🪪 License

MIT License © 2025