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<refentry xml:id="sessionhandlerinterface.open" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>SessionHandlerInterface::open</refname>
  <refpurpose>Initialize session</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <modifier>abstract</modifier> <modifier>public</modifier> <type>bool</type><methodname>SessionHandlerInterface::open</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>path</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>name</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Re-initialize existing session, or creates a new one. Called when a session starts or when
   <function>session_start</function> is invoked.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <variablelist>
   <varlistentry>
    <term><parameter>path</parameter></term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      The path where to store/retrieve the session.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
   <varlistentry>
    <term><parameter>name</parameter></term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      The session name.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
  </variablelist>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   &returns.session.storage.retval;
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>session_name</function></member>
    <member>
     The <link linkend="ini.session.auto-start">session.auto-start</link>
     configuration directive.
    </member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>
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