You want to completely log out a user by destroying the session and removing the session cookie. Which of the following code snippets correctly achieves this?

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PHP - Sessions and Cookies

Asession_start(); session_unset(); session_destroy(); setcookie(session_name(), '', time() - 3600);

Bsession_destroy(); session_unset(); setcookie(session_name(), '', time() + 3600);

Csession_start(); session_destroy(); setcookie(session_name(), '', time() + 3600);

Dsession_unset(); session_start(); setcookie(session_name(), '', time() - 3600);

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Start the session to access session data
Call session_start() to initialize the session before modifying it.
Step 2: Clear session variables and destroy session
Use session_unset() to clear variables, then session_destroy() to end the session.
Step 3: Remove the session cookie from the client
Call setcookie() with the session name and a past expiration time to delete the cookie.
Final Answer:
session_start(); session_unset(); session_destroy(); setcookie(session_name(), '', time() - 3600); -> Option A
Quick Check:
Start, unset, destroy, delete cookie = A [OK]

Quick Trick: Start session, unset, destroy, then expire cookie [OK]

Common Mistakes:

Not starting session before destroying
Setting cookie expiration in the future instead of past
Not removing session cookie after destroying session

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You want to completely log out a user by destroying the session and removing the session cookie. Which of the following code snippets correctly achieves this?

Step 1: Start the session to access session data

Step 2: Clear session variables and destroy session

Step 3: Remove the session cookie from the client

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