session handling

[Anon]

By using PHP4 , has been build in the
session function which allow us to register
a variable to session scope.

I read some article regarding
session_set_save_handler() which allow us
to customize, store in any device we want
-file based or database.

I wondered since PHP4 already got the build
in support ,why we still need
session_set_save_handler() , is it
the build in session not secure or
not powerful
enough ?

[Anon]

The built-in session support meets the needs of most websites. Theose routines are for websites which have special needs. For example, by default sessions are implemented using text files on disk. For some environments it is more desirable to store the session information in a more secure or high-performance database. Another example would be to provide session support across a whole server farm (something I was looking into build a six months back).

-- Michael
Darkstreak Computing & Innovations
www.darkstreak.com