[SOLVED] Sessions (session_register() vs $_SESSION[])

[hostfreak]

I see a good bit of people using session_register(). I personally always use $_SESSION[] array... from my understanding, session_register() relies on register_globals. So really, in php PHP 6.0.0 it will be depreciated (seeing how register_globals will be removed). I don't even understand why anyone would use it in the first place, over $_SESSION[]

[wildteen88]

before in order to create a session in the register_global's era you'd have to use session_register to register a session variable, as $_SESSION didn't even exist back then. There were no pre-defined  variables as there is now to define a session without calling session_register.

 

Now PHP has moved on and register_globals is now depreciated and so no need to use session_register. Some people may still use session_register because of old habits back in the register_global's era, or has read up on an old tutorial for using PHP sessions.