session_save_path

Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Get and/or set the current session save path.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

session_save_path Function synopsis

session_save_path(?string $path = null): string|false

Parameters

$path

OptionalType?stringDefault valuenull

Session data path. If specified and not null, the path to which data is saved will be changed. session_save_path needs to be called before session_start for that purpose.

Return value

Typestring|false

Returns the path of the current directory used for data storage, or false on failure.

Changes to the session_save_path Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: string|false
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($path): ?string
  • Parameter default value added for position #1 ($path): null
- session_save_path($path)
+ session_save_path(?string $path = null): string|false

session_save_path Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.4Supported Yes
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