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Questions about sessionID

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    Ralph Zelf Reply #1, 7 years, 2 months ago
    Hi All,
    I want to create a polling functionality for a site i'm working on. I want to store all answers in the DB (used Bobrays ecxellent custom db tutorial to set up the table) and i want to use the Session ID to prevent people from sending in multiple answers in rapid succession.

    Now can anyone tell me:
    - Is the session ID a unique number?
    - is 
    session_id()
    in a snippet the correct way to retreive the sessionid?
    - when will a sessionid be different for the same 'browser / user' . So when someone refreshes the browser will there be a new sessionID? or when they come back the next day?

    Thanks,
    RDG
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      Mark Hamstra Reply #2, 7 years, 2 months ago
      I wouldn't personally rely on the session_id like that. Instead, just store some information in the $_SESSION for your purpose. MODX will keep the session filled, even if the session_id changes.
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        Ralph Zelf Reply #3, 7 years, 2 months ago
        I don't understand. Are you saying MODX will store session variables and is able to retreive them even if the sessionID changes?
        how can MODX know which user/browser is used without a sessionID?
        And ho long will it take before modx will 'think' the user is a new user?
        Tnx
        RDG