session.inc

User session handling functions.

The user-level session storage handlers:

are assigned by session_set_save_handler() in bootstrap.inc and are called automatically by PHP. These functions should not be called directly. Session data should instead be accessed via the $_SESSION superglobal.

File

includes/session.inc

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<?php


/**
 * @file
 * User session handling functions.
 *
 * The user-level session storage handlers:
 * - _drupal_session_open()
 * - _drupal_session_close()
 * - _drupal_session_read()
 * - _drupal_session_write()
 * - _drupal_session_destroy()
 * - _drupal_session_garbage_collection()
 * are assigned by session_set_save_handler() in bootstrap.inc and are called
 * automatically by PHP. These functions should not be called directly. Session
 * data should instead be accessed via the $_SESSION superglobal.
 */

/**
 * Session handler assigned by session_set_save_handler().
 *
 * This function is used to handle any initialization, such as file paths or
 * database connections, that is needed before accessing session data. Drupal
 * does not need to initialize anything in this function.
 *
 * This function should not be called directly.
 *
 * @return
 *   This function will always return TRUE.
 */
function _drupal_session_open() {
    return TRUE;
}

/**
 * Session handler assigned by session_set_save_handler().
 *
 * This function is used to close the current session. Because Drupal stores
 * session data in the database immediately on write, this function does
 * not need to do anything.
 *
 * This function should not be called directly.
 *
 * @return
 *   This function will always return TRUE.
 */
function _drupal_session_close() {
    return TRUE;
}

/**
 * Reads an entire session from the database (internal use only).
 *
 * Also initializes the $user object for the user associated with the session.
 * This function is registered with session_set_save_handler() to support
 * database-backed sessions. It is called on every page load when PHP sets
 * up the $_SESSION superglobal.
 *
 * This function is an internal function and must not be called directly.
 * Doing so may result in logging out the current user, corrupting session data
 * or other unexpected behavior. Session data must always be accessed via the
 * $_SESSION superglobal.
 *
 * @param $sid
 *   The session ID of the session to retrieve.
 *
 * @return
 *   The user's session, or an empty string if no session exists.
 */
function _drupal_session_read($sid) {
    global $user, $is_https;
    // Write and Close handlers are called after destructing objects
    // since PHP 5.0.5.
    // Thus destructors can use sessions but session handler can't use objects.
    // So we are moving session closure before destructing objects.
    drupal_register_shutdown_function('session_write_close');
    // Handle the case of first time visitors and clients that don't store
    // cookies (eg. web crawlers).
    $insecure_session_name = substr(session_name(), 1);
    if (empty($sid) || !isset($_COOKIE[session_name()]) && !isset($_COOKIE[$insecure_session_name])) {
        $user = drupal_anonymous_user();
        return '';
    }
    // Otherwise, if the session is still active, we have a record of the
    // client's session in the database. If it's HTTPS then we are either have
    // a HTTPS session or we are about to log in so we check the sessions table
    // for an anonymous session with the non-HTTPS-only cookie. The session ID
    // that is in the user's cookie is hashed before being stored in the database
    // as a security measure. Thus, we have to hash it to match the database.
    if ($is_https) {
        $user = db_query("SELECT u.*, s.* FROM {users} u INNER JOIN {sessions} s ON u.uid = s.uid WHERE s.ssid = :ssid", array(
            ':ssid' => drupal_session_id($sid),
        ))->fetchObject();
        if (!$user) {
            if (isset($_COOKIE[$insecure_session_name])) {
                $user = db_query("SELECT u.*, s.* FROM {users} u INNER JOIN {sessions} s ON u.uid = s.uid WHERE s.sid = :sid AND s.uid = 0", array(
                    ':sid' => drupal_session_id($_COOKIE[$insecure_session_name]),
                ))->fetchObject();
            }
        }
    }
    else {
        $user = db_query("SELECT u.*, s.* FROM {users} u INNER JOIN {sessions} s ON u.uid = s.uid WHERE s.sid = :sid", array(
            ':sid' => drupal_session_id($sid),
        ))->fetchObject();
    }
    // We found the client's session record and they are an authenticated,
    // active user.
    if ($user && $user->uid > 0 && $user->status == 1) {
        // This is done to unserialize the data member of $user.
        $user->data = unserialize((string) $user->data);
        // Add roles element to $user.
        $user->roles = array();
        $user->roles[DRUPAL_AUTHENTICATED_RID] = 'authenticated user';
        $user->roles += db_query("SELECT r.rid, r.name FROM {role} r INNER JOIN {users_roles} ur ON ur.rid = r.rid WHERE ur.uid = :uid", array(
            ':uid' => $user->uid,
        ))
            ->fetchAllKeyed(0, 1);
    }
    elseif ($user) {
        // The user is anonymous or blocked. Only preserve two fields from the
        // {sessions} table.
        $account = drupal_anonymous_user();
        $account->session = $user->session;
        $account->timestamp = $user->timestamp;
        $user = $account;
    }
    else {
        // The session has expired.
        $user = drupal_anonymous_user();
        $user->session = '';
    }
    // Store the session that was read for comparison in _drupal_session_write().
    $last_read =& drupal_static('drupal_session_last_read');
    $last_read = array(
        'sid' => $sid,
        'value' => $user->session,
    );
    return $user->session;
}

/**
 * Writes an entire session to the database (internal use only).
 *
 * This function is registered with session_set_save_handler() to support
 * database-backed sessions.
 *
 * This function is an internal function and must not be called directly.
 * Doing so may result in corrupted session data or other unexpected behavior.
 * Session data must always be accessed via the $_SESSION superglobal.
 *
 * @param $sid
 *   The session ID of the session to write to.
 * @param $value
 *   Session data to write as a serialized string.
 *
 * @return
 *   Always returns TRUE.
 */
function _drupal_session_write($sid, $value) {
    global $user, $is_https;
    // The exception handler is not active at this point, so we need to do it
    // manually.
    try {
        if (!drupal_save_session()) {
            // We don't have anything to do if we are not allowed to save the session.
            return TRUE;
        }
        // Check whether $_SESSION has been changed in this request.
        $last_read =& drupal_static('drupal_session_last_read');
        $is_changed = !isset($last_read) || $last_read['sid'] != $sid || $last_read['value'] !== $value;
        // For performance reasons, do not update the sessions table, unless
        // $_SESSION has changed or more than 180 has passed since the last update.
        if ($is_changed || !isset($user->timestamp) || REQUEST_TIME - $user->timestamp > variable_get('session_write_interval', 180)) {
            // Either ssid or sid or both will be added from $key below.
            $fields = array(
                'uid' => $user->uid,
                'cache' => isset($user->cache) ? $user->cache : 0,
                'hostname' => ip_address(),
                'session' => $value,
                'timestamp' => REQUEST_TIME,
            );
            // Use the session ID as 'sid' and an empty string as 'ssid' by default.
            // _drupal_session_read() does not allow empty strings so that's a safe
            // default.
            $key = array(
                'sid' => drupal_session_id($sid),
                'ssid' => '',
            );
            // On HTTPS connections, use the session ID as both 'sid' and 'ssid'.
            if ($is_https) {
                $key['ssid'] = drupal_session_id($sid);
                // The "secure pages" setting allows a site to simultaneously use both
                // secure and insecure session cookies. If enabled and both cookies are
                // presented then use both keys. The session ID from the cookie is
                // hashed before being stored in the database as a security measure.
                if (variable_get('https', FALSE)) {
                    $insecure_session_name = substr(session_name(), 1);
                    if (isset($_COOKIE[$insecure_session_name])) {
                        $key['sid'] = drupal_session_id($_COOKIE[$insecure_session_name]);
                    }
                }
            }
            elseif (variable_get('https', FALSE)) {
                unset($key['ssid']);
            }
            db_merge('sessions')->key($key)
                ->fields($fields)
                ->execute();
        }
        // Likewise, do not update access time more than once per 180 seconds.
        if ($user->uid && REQUEST_TIME - $user->access > variable_get('session_write_interval', 180)) {
            db_update('users')->fields(array(
                'access' => REQUEST_TIME,
            ))
                ->condition('uid', $user->uid)
                ->execute();
        }
        return TRUE;
    } catch (Exception $exception) {
        require_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/includes/errors.inc';
        // If we are displaying errors, then do so with no possibility of a further
        // uncaught exception being thrown.
        if (error_displayable()) {
            print '<h1>Uncaught exception thrown in session handler.</h1>';
            print '<p>' . _drupal_render_exception_safe($exception) . '</p><hr />';
        }
        return FALSE;
    }
}

/**
 * Initializes the session handler, starting a session if needed.
 */
function drupal_session_initialize() {
    global $user, $is_https;
    session_set_save_handler('_drupal_session_open', '_drupal_session_close', '_drupal_session_read', '_drupal_session_write', '_drupal_session_destroy', '_drupal_session_garbage_collection');
    // We use !empty() in the following check to ensure that blank session IDs
    // are not valid.
    if (!empty($_COOKIE[session_name()]) || $is_https && variable_get('https', FALSE) && !empty($_COOKIE[substr(session_name(), 1)])) {
        // If a session cookie exists, initialize the session. Otherwise the
        // session is only started on demand in drupal_session_commit(), making
        // anonymous users not use a session cookie unless something is stored in
        // $_SESSION. This allows HTTP proxies to cache anonymous pageviews.
        drupal_session_start();
        if (!empty($user->uid) || !empty($_SESSION)) {
            drupal_page_is_cacheable(FALSE);
        }
    }
    else {
        // Set a session identifier for this request. This is necessary because
        // we lazily start sessions at the end of this request, and some
        // processes (like drupal_get_token()) needs to know the future
        // session ID in advance.
        $GLOBALS['lazy_session'] = TRUE;
        $user = drupal_anonymous_user();
        // Less random sessions (which are much faster to generate) are used for
        // anonymous users than are generated in drupal_session_regenerate() when
        // a user becomes authenticated.
        session_id(drupal_random_key());
        if ($is_https && variable_get('https', FALSE)) {
            $insecure_session_name = substr(session_name(), 1);
            $session_id = drupal_random_key();
            $_COOKIE[$insecure_session_name] = $session_id;
        }
    }
    date_default_timezone_set(drupal_get_user_timezone());
}

/**
 * Starts a session forcefully, preserving already set session data.
 *
 * @ingroup php_wrappers
 */
function drupal_session_start() {
    // Command line clients do not support cookies nor sessions.
    if (!drupal_session_started() && !drupal_is_cli()) {
        // Save current session data before starting it, as PHP will destroy it.
        $session_data = isset($_SESSION) ? $_SESSION : NULL;
        // Apply any overrides to the session cookie params.
        $params = $original_params = session_get_cookie_params();
        // PHP settings for samesite will be handled by _drupal_cookie_params().
        unset($params['samesite']);
        $params = _drupal_cookie_params($params);
        if ($params !== $original_params) {
            if (\PHP_VERSION_ID >= 70300) {
                session_set_cookie_params($params);
            }
            else {
                session_set_cookie_params($params['lifetime'], $params['path'], $params['domain'], $params['secure'], $params['httponly']);
            }
        }
        session_start();
        drupal_session_started(TRUE);
        // Restore session data.
        if (!empty($session_data)) {
            $_SESSION += $session_data;
        }
    }
}

/**
 * Commits the current session, if necessary.
 *
 * If an anonymous user already have an empty session, destroy it.
 */
function drupal_session_commit() {
    global $user, $is_https;
    if (!drupal_save_session()) {
        // We don't have anything to do if we are not allowed to save the session.
        return;
    }
    if (empty($user->uid) && empty($_SESSION)) {
        // There is no session data to store, destroy the session if it was
        // previously started.
        if (drupal_session_started()) {
            session_destroy();
        }
    }
    else {
        // There is session data to store. Start the session if it is not already
        // started.
        if (!drupal_session_started()) {
            drupal_session_start();
            if ($is_https && variable_get('https', FALSE)) {
                $insecure_session_name = substr(session_name(), 1);
                $params = session_get_cookie_params();
                $expire = $params['lifetime'] ? REQUEST_TIME + $params['lifetime'] : 0;
                $options = array(
                    'expires' => $expire,
                    'path' => $params['path'],
                    'domain' => $params['domain'],
                    'secure' => FALSE,
                    'httponly' => $params['httponly'],
                );
                drupal_setcookie($insecure_session_name, $_COOKIE[$insecure_session_name], $options);
            }
        }
        // Write the session data.
        session_write_close();
    }
}

/**
 * Returns whether a session has been started.
 */
function drupal_session_started($set = NULL) {
    static $session_started = FALSE;
    if (isset($set)) {
        $session_started = $set;
    }
    return $session_started && session_id();
}

/**
 * Called when an anonymous user becomes authenticated or vice-versa.
 *
 * @ingroup php_wrappers
 */
function drupal_session_regenerate() {
    global $user, $is_https;
    // Nothing to do if we are not allowed to change the session.
    if (!drupal_save_session()) {
        return;
    }
    if ($is_https && variable_get('https', FALSE)) {
        $insecure_session_name = substr(session_name(), 1);
        if (!isset($GLOBALS['lazy_session']) && isset($_COOKIE[$insecure_session_name])) {
            $old_insecure_session_id = $_COOKIE[$insecure_session_name];
        }
        $params = session_get_cookie_params();
        $session_id = drupal_random_key();
        // If a session cookie lifetime is set, the session will expire
        // $params['lifetime'] seconds from the current request. If it is not set,
        // it will expire when the browser is closed.
        $expire = $params['lifetime'] ? REQUEST_TIME + $params['lifetime'] : 0;
        $options = array(
            'expires' => $expire,
            'path' => $params['path'],
            'domain' => $params['domain'],
            'secure' => FALSE,
            'httponly' => $params['httponly'],
        );
        drupal_setcookie($insecure_session_name, $session_id, $options);
        $_COOKIE[$insecure_session_name] = $session_id;
    }
    if (drupal_session_started()) {
        $old_session_id = session_id();
        _drupal_session_regenerate_existing();
    }
    else {
        session_id(drupal_random_key());
    }
    if (isset($old_session_id)) {
        $params = session_get_cookie_params();
        $expire = $params['lifetime'] ? REQUEST_TIME + $params['lifetime'] : 0;
        $options = array(
            'expires' => $expire,
            'path' => $params['path'],
            'domain' => $params['domain'],
            'secure' => $params['secure'],
            'httponly' => $params['httponly'],
        );
        drupal_setcookie(session_name(), session_id(), $options);
        $fields = array(
            'sid' => drupal_session_id(session_id()),
        );
        if ($is_https) {
            $fields['ssid'] = drupal_session_id(session_id());
            // If the "secure pages" setting is enabled, use the newly-created
            // insecure session identifier as the regenerated sid.
            if (variable_get('https', FALSE)) {
                $fields['sid'] = drupal_session_id($session_id);
            }
        }
        db_update('sessions')->fields($fields)
            ->condition($is_https ? 'ssid' : 'sid', drupal_session_id($old_session_id))
            ->execute();
    }
    elseif (isset($old_insecure_session_id)) {
        // If logging in to the secure site, and there was no active session on the
        // secure site but a session was active on the insecure site, update the
        // insecure session with the new session identifiers.
        db_update('sessions')->fields(array(
            'sid' => drupal_session_id($session_id),
            'ssid' => drupal_session_id(session_id()),
        ))
            ->condition('sid', drupal_session_id($old_insecure_session_id))
            ->execute();
    }
    else {
        // Start the session when it doesn't exist yet.
        // Preserve the logged in user, as it will be reset to anonymous
        // by _drupal_session_read.
        $account = $user;
        drupal_session_start();
        $user = $account;
    }
    date_default_timezone_set(drupal_get_user_timezone());
}

/**
 * Regenerates an existing session.
 */
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);
}

/**
 * Session handler assigned by session_set_save_handler().
 *
 * Cleans up a specific session.
 *
 * @param $sid
 *   Session ID.
 */
function _drupal_session_destroy($sid) {
    global $user, $is_https;
    // Nothing to do if we are not allowed to change the session.
    if (!drupal_save_session()) {
        return TRUE;
    }
    // Delete session data.
    db_delete('sessions')->condition($is_https ? 'ssid' : 'sid', drupal_session_id($sid))
        ->execute();
    // Reset $_SESSION and $user to prevent a new session from being started
    // in drupal_session_commit().
    $_SESSION = array();
    $user = drupal_anonymous_user();
    // Unset the session cookies.
    _drupal_session_delete_cookie(session_name());
    if ($is_https) {
        _drupal_session_delete_cookie(substr(session_name(), 1), FALSE);
    }
    elseif (variable_get('https', FALSE)) {
        _drupal_session_delete_cookie('S' . session_name(), TRUE);
    }
    return TRUE;
}

/**
 * Deletes the session cookie.
 *
 * @param $name
 *   Name of session cookie to delete.
 * @param boolean $secure
 *   Force the secure value of the cookie.
 */
function _drupal_session_delete_cookie($name, $secure = NULL) {
    global $is_https;
    if (isset($_COOKIE[$name]) || !$is_https && $secure === TRUE) {
        $params = session_get_cookie_params();
        if ($secure !== NULL) {
            $params['secure'] = $secure;
        }
        $options = array(
            'expires' => REQUEST_TIME - 3600,
            'path' => $params['path'],
            'domain' => $params['domain'],
            'secure' => $params['secure'],
            'httponly' => $params['httponly'],
        );
        drupal_setcookie($name, '', $options);
        unset($_COOKIE[$name]);
    }
}

/**
 * Ends a specific user's session(s).
 *
 * @param $uid
 *   User ID.
 */
function drupal_session_destroy_uid($uid) {
    // Nothing to do if we are not allowed to change the session.
    if (!drupal_save_session()) {
        return;
    }
    db_delete('sessions')->condition('uid', $uid)
        ->execute();
}

/**
 * Session handler assigned by session_set_save_handler().
 *
 * Cleans up stalled sessions.
 *
 * @param $lifetime
 *   The value of session.gc_maxlifetime, passed by PHP.
 *   Sessions not updated for more than $lifetime seconds will be removed.
 */
function _drupal_session_garbage_collection($lifetime) {
    // Be sure to adjust 'php_value session.gc_maxlifetime' to a large enough
    // value. For example, if you want user sessions to stay in your database
    // for three weeks before deleting them, you need to set gc_maxlifetime
    // to '1814400'. At that value, only after a user doesn't log in after
    // three weeks (1814400 seconds) will his/her session be removed.
    db_delete('sessions')->condition('timestamp', REQUEST_TIME - $lifetime, '<')
        ->execute();
    return TRUE;
}

/**
 * Determines whether to save session data of the current request.
 *
 * This function allows the caller to temporarily disable writing of
 * session data, should the request end while performing potentially
 * dangerous operations, such as manipulating the global $user object.
 * See http://drupal.org/node/218104 for usage.
 *
 * @param $status
 *   Disables writing of session data when FALSE, (re-)enables
 *   writing when TRUE.
 *
 * @return
 *   FALSE if writing session data has been disabled. Otherwise, TRUE.
 */
function drupal_save_session($status = NULL) {
    // PHP session ID, session, and cookie handling happens in the global scope.
    // This value has to persist across calls to drupal_static_reset(), since a
    // potentially wrong or disallowed session would be written otherwise.
    static $save_session = TRUE;
    if (isset($status)) {
        $save_session = $status;
    }
    return $save_session;
}

/**
 * Session ids are hashed by default before being stored in the database.
 *
 * This should only be done if any existing sessions have been updated, as
 * reflected by the hash_session_ids variable.
 *
 * @param $id
 *   A session id.
 *
 * @return
 *   The session id which may have been hashed.
 */
function drupal_session_id($id) {
    if (variable_get('hashed_session_ids_supported', FALSE) && !variable_get('do_not_hash_session_ids', FALSE)) {
        $id = drupal_hash_base64($id);
    }
    return $id;
}

Functions

Title Deprecated Summary
drupal_save_session Determines whether to save session data of the current request.
drupal_session_commit Commits the current session, if necessary.
drupal_session_destroy_uid Ends a specific user's session(s).
drupal_session_id Session ids are hashed by default before being stored in the database.
drupal_session_initialize Initializes the session handler, starting a session if needed.
drupal_session_regenerate Called when an anonymous user becomes authenticated or vice-versa.
drupal_session_start Starts a session forcefully, preserving already set session data.
drupal_session_started Returns whether a session has been started.
_drupal_session_close Session handler assigned by session_set_save_handler().
_drupal_session_delete_cookie Deletes the session cookie.
_drupal_session_destroy Session handler assigned by session_set_save_handler().
_drupal_session_garbage_collection Session handler assigned by session_set_save_handler().
_drupal_session_open Session handler assigned by session_set_save_handler().
_drupal_session_read Reads an entire session from the database (internal use only).
_drupal_session_regenerate_existing Regenerates an existing session.
_drupal_session_write Writes an entire session to the database (internal use only).

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