session_module_name
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
session_module_name — Get and/or set the current session module
Description
$module = null): string|falsesession_module_name() gets the name of the current session module, which is also known as session.save_handler.
Parameters
-
module -
If
moduleis specified and notnull, that module will be used instead. Passing"user"to this parameter is forbidden. Instead session_set_save_handler() has to be called to set a user defined session handler.
Return Values
Returns the name of the current session module, or false on failure.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 |
module is nullable now.
|
| 7.2.0 |
It is now explicitly forbidden to set the module name to
"user". Formerly, this has been silently ignored.
|

