function SessionManager::startNow

Same name in other branches
  1. 9 core/lib/Drupal/Core/Session/SessionManager.php \Drupal\Core\Session\SessionManager::startNow()
  2. 10 core/lib/Drupal/Core/Session/SessionManager.php \Drupal\Core\Session\SessionManager::startNow()
  3. 11.x core/lib/Drupal/Core/Session/SessionManager.php \Drupal\Core\Session\SessionManager::startNow()

Forcibly start a PHP session.

Return value

bool TRUE if the session is started.

3 calls to SessionManager::startNow()
SessionManager::regenerate in core/lib/Drupal/Core/Session/SessionManager.php
SessionManager::save in core/lib/Drupal/Core/Session/SessionManager.php
SessionManager::start in core/lib/Drupal/Core/Session/SessionManager.php

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/Session/SessionManager.php, line 154

Class

SessionManager
Manages user sessions.

Namespace

Drupal\Core\Session

Code

protected function startNow() {
    if ($this->isCli()) {
        return FALSE;
    }
    if ($this->startedLazy) {
        // Save current session data before starting it, as PHP will destroy it.
        $session_data = $_SESSION;
    }
    $result = parent::start();
    // Restore session data.
    if ($this->startedLazy) {
        $_SESSION = $session_data;
        $this->loadSession();
    }
    return $result;
}

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