I was having a problem clearing all session variables, deleting the session, and creating a new session without leaving old session stuff behind in all browsers. The below code is perfect for a logout script to totally delete everything and start new. It even works in Chrome which seems to not work as other browsers when trying do logout and start a new session.
<?php
session_start();
session_unset();
session_destroy();
session_write_close();
setcookie(session_name(),'',0,'/');
session_regenerate_id(true);
?>
session_unset
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
session_unset — Libera todas as variáveis de sessão
Descrição
session_unset(): bool
A função session_unset() libera todas as variáveis atualmente registradas na sessão.
Parâmetros
Esta função não possui parâmetros.
Valor Retornado
Retorna true em caso de sucesso ou false em caso de falha.
Registro de Alterações
| Versão | Descrição |
|---|---|
| 7.2.0 | O tipo de retorno desta função é bool agora. Anteriormente, era void. |
Notas
Nota:
Se $_SESSION é usado, use unset() para desregistrar a variável da sessão, isto é,
unset($_SESSION['varname']);.
Cuidado
NÃO elimine completamente $_SESSION com
unset($_SESSION) já que isto desabilitará o registro de
variáveis de sessão através da super global $_SESSION.
Nota:
O uso de session_unset() é idêntico a
$_SESSION = [].
Cuidado
Esta função funciona apenas se uma sessão estiver ativa. Não limpará o
array $_SESSION se a sessão ainda não foi iniciada
ou já foi destruída. Use $_SESSION = [] para desmontar todas as
variáveis de sessão mesmo que a sessão não esteja ativa.
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User Contributed Notes 4 notes
tim at leethost dot com ¶
12 years ago
jerry ¶
9 years ago
The difference between both session_unset and session_destroy is as follows:
session_unset just clears out the session for usage. The session is still on the users computer. Note that by using session_unset, the variable still exists. session_unset just remove all session variables. it does not destroy the session....so the session would still be active.
Using session_unset in tandem with session_destroy however, is a much more effective means of actually clearing out data. As stated in the example above, this works very well, cross browser. session_destroy is destroy the session. session_destroy() to kill all session information.....This is the more secure function to use.
Jeroen ¶
19 years ago
note to Jason: I don't know the exact mechanics of it (since I'm quite new to sessions) but I think you need to use session_unset() BEFORE you can use session_destroy() at all. I thought that session_unset() was for scripted variables, and session_destroy() just for anything saved on your side regarding the session.
zach at zkwarta dot com ¶
19 years ago
The difference between both session_unset and session_destroy is as follows:
session_unset just clears out the sesison for usage. The session is still on the users computer. Note that by using session_unset, the variable still exists.
Using session_unset in tandem with session_destroy however, is a much more effective means of actually clearing out data. As stated in the example above, this works very well, cross browser:
session_unset();
session_destroy();
I noticed that in firefox, one could simply use sesison_unset and the session would be cleared. When trying this on IE, I was horrified to find out that the data was still there, so I had to use session destroy.
