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    session_abort

    (PHP 5 >= 5.6.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

    session_abort — Discard session array changes and finish session

    Description

    session_abort(): bool

    session_abort() finishes session without saving data. Thus the original values in session data are kept.

    Parameters

    This function has no parameters.

    Return Values

    Returns true on success or false on failure.

    Changelog

    Version Description
    7.2.0 The return type of this function is bool now. Formerly, it has been void.

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    parsa dot mhn at outlook dot com
    9 years ago
    To better understand this function you should execute this code first :

    <?php
            // First of all choose your path , For e.g. C:/session
            session_save_path('Your Path here !');
       
            session_start();
       
            // Define a Session Variable
            $_SESSION['Key'] = 'value' ;
       
            Var_dump(session_status() == PHP_SESSION_ACTIVE);
       
            // Output : bool(True) , it means you have an open session !
    ?>

    Then you should execute this code :

    <?php
            // Choose the path that you used it in first part 
            session_save_path('Your path here');
       
            session_start();
       
            // If you want to close session and keep your original data in your path , you should use session_abort()
            session_abort();
       
            var_dump(session_status()== PHP_SESSION_ACTIVE);
       
            // Output : bool(False) , it means your session closed .
    ?>

    So if you have an open session , session_abort() will simply close it without effecting the external session data , so you can reload your data again from your path that you chose .
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    mhd dot nickz13 at gmail dot com
    6 years ago
    session_abort()  closes the current session and discards the changes applied to Session array in the current page  , it doesn't delete the session file 
    let me explain with one example.
    page 1.php :
    <?php
    session_start    ();
    $_SESSION['city']="Sydney";
    echo     "<a href=\"2.php\"> page2</a>";
    ?>
    when you open this page , a session file is created on the server (to find out where session files are saved run "echo session_save_path()" )  with the name of session_id  and the content of  the variable :

      sess_o22iabs75j93uhc7i4jf1lecjk  (file name)
      city|s:6:"Sydney";               (content)

    if we go to 2.php containing this code :

    <?php
    session_start    ();
    $_SESSION['country']="Australia";
    echo     session_encode();
    session_abort();
    session_start();
    echo     "<br>".session_encode();
    ?>

    when session_abort is executed , the session is closed and the change which here is the 'country' element of Session array is discarded . 

    Output : 
    city|s:6:"Sydney";country|s:9:"Australia";
    city|s:6:"Sydney";
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    zh dot hailei at gmail dot com
    7 years ago
    demo1
    <?php
    session_start    ();
    if(!isset(    $_SESSION['count'])){
            $_SESSION['count'] = 1;
    }else{
            $_SESSION['count']++;
    }
    echo     $_SESSION['count'];
    //above, $_SESSION['count'] will keep increase;
    ?>

    demo2
    <?php
    session_start    ();
    if(!isset(    $_SESSION['count'])){
            $_SESSION['count'] = 1;
    }else{
            $_SESSION['count']++;
    }
    session_abort();
    echo     $_SESSION['count'];
    //$_SESSION['count'] will always be 1;
    ?>
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    -13
    Gulshan Kumar
    5 years ago
    <?php
    session_start    ();
    if(!isset(    $_SESSION['count'])){
            $_SESSION['count'] = 1;
    }else{
            $_SESSION['count']++;
            session_abort();
    }
    echo     $_SESSION['count'];
    //$_SESSION['count'] will always be 1;
    //This will always echo 1 not the above code.
    ?>
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