session.use_only_cookies

INIDeprecated in PHP 8.4

Session: session.use_only_cookies — This option forces PHP to fetch and use a cookie for storing and maintaining the session id. We encourage this operation as it's very helpful in combating session hijacking when not specifying and managing your own session id. It is not the be-all and end-all of session hijacking defense, but it's a good start.

Default value 1
Development value 1
Production value 1

Modifiability: INI_ALL - The session.use_only_cookies INI directive can be configured anywhere, including php.ini files, ini_set calls, Apache .htaccess files, per-directory .ini files, etc.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0-8.1
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
Deprecated
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6
[Session]
session.use_only_cookies = 1

Changes to the session.use_only_cookies INI

PHP 8.4

  • INI directive deprecated: Disabling session.use_only_cookies INI setting is deprecated

session.use_only_cookies INI Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes Deprecated
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes Deprecated
PHP 8.4Supported Yes Deprecated
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported Yes