function _drupal_session_regenerate_existing

Regenerates an existing session.

1 call to _drupal_session_regenerate_existing()
drupal_session_regenerate in includes/session.inc
Called when an anonymous user becomes authenticated or vice-versa.

File

includes/session.inc, line 459

Code

function _drupal_session_regenerate_existing() {
  global $user;
  // Preserve existing settings for the saving of sessions.
  $original_save_session_status = drupal_save_session();
  // Turn off saving of sessions.
  drupal_save_session(FALSE);
  session_write_close();
  drupal_session_started(FALSE);
  // Preserve the user object, as starting a new session will reset it.
  $original_user = $user;
  session_id(drupal_random_key());
  drupal_session_start();
  $user = $original_user;
  // Restore the original settings for the saving of sessions.
  drupal_save_session($original_save_session_status);
}

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