Req #72091 [Opn->Wfx]: session data persistence after destroying session

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72091&edit=1 ID: 72091 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: rprporwal9 at gmail dot com Summary: session data persistence after destroying session -Status: Open +Status: Wont fix Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Session related Operating System: Ubuntu PHP Version: 5.5.34 -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: function my_special_session_destroy() { session_destroy(); unset($_SESSION); } Since this can easily be implemented in userland, but changing the behavior of session_destroy() would introduce a BC break, I see no point in this feature. If you feel stronly that this would be an improvement, please forward the feature request to the internals mailing list. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-04-24 18:18:24] stas@php.net Not a security issue. Also, documented behavior of session_destroy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-04-24 05:21:09] rprporwal9 at gmail dot com Description: ------------ After session initialization we store data in session super global array but after invocation of session_destroy function which is used to destroy session data in session super global variable should also be unset simultaneously. Otherwise there is no meaning of session_destroy if data persists in session super global variable Also according to documentation of session_destroy function as mentioned in php.net Destroys all data registered to a session Hence I suggest that data should not persist after session is destroyed in super global $_SESSION variable otherwise there is no reliability of session_destroy() function. Test script: --------------- session_start(); $_SESSION['xyz']=99; session_destroy(); print_r($_SESSION); ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72091&edit=1