The Full Stack Web Development - PHP Sessions

The video tutorial explains how to use sessions in PHP to store and manage data on the server side. It covers starting a session, setting session variables, and accessing these variables across different pages. The tutorial also previews a project on storing bookmarks using session variables.

What is the primary difference between sessions and cookies in PHP?

• Sessions and cookies both store data on the server.

• Sessions and cookies both store data on the client's browser.

• Sessions store data on the server, while cookies store data on the client's browser.

• Sessions store data on the client's browser, while cookies store data on the server.

Which PHP function is used to start a session?

• session_start()

• session_init()

• session_open()

• session_begin()

How do you set a session variable for a username in PHP?

• $_COOKIE['username'] = 'Dev user';

• $_SESSION['username'] = 'Dev user';

• $_POST['username'] = 'Dev user';

• $_GET['username'] = 'Dev user';

What is the purpose of using session variables?

• To pass data across different websites.

• To store data permanently on the client's browser.

• To pass data across different pages temporarily.

• To store data permanently on the server.

What must be done on every page that uses session variables?

• Include a session_end() function.

• Declare all session variables again.

• Use session_start() at the beginning.

• Use session_destroy() at the end.