PHP Check If Session Is Started

PHP Check If Session Is Started

In this tutorial we will see How To Check If Session Is Started in PHP. PHP session_status() Function and PHP session_id() Function can be used to check if session is already started or not.

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PHP session_status() Function

PHP session_status() Function returns the current status of session. It is used to check the session.

In this example session_status() Function is used to check if session is started or not.

Note: This is ideal for PHP 5.4.0 or higher.

<?php
if (session_status() === PHP_SESSION_NONE) {
 session_start();
}
?>

In above code PHP_SESSION_NONE is a value which is returned by session_status() function, if session is enabled but it doesn't exists or it hasn't been started yet.

PHP session_id() Function

PHP session_id() Function sets or returns the id of the current session.

In second example, session_id() Function is used to check the id of session, this can tell if the session has been started or not.

Note: This works with PHP 5.4.0 or lower.

<?php
if(session_id() == ''){
  session_start();
}
?>

Another possible way to check the session, is by using this code.

<?php
if (!isset($_SESSION))
{
session_start();
}
?>

In this third example isset() function is used which checks whether a variable is set or not.

Session is started with the session_start() function.

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