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Why do I need a Magento 2 session?
You will also learn about the most common Magento 2 session issues that can occur and how to resolve them. Magento 2 session allows you to store important information, which can be used to identify the user and transfer data from one page to another. Magento 2 takes full advantage of this feature.
Where do I find the session identifier in Magento?
Magento also stores the current session identifier in cookies, which helps the system to identify you as a logged in user, even after you close and open the browser. When you create a session, cookies are automatically created with the name PHPSESSID and the value equal to the session identifier.
Go to System > Configuration > General > Web, as per the screenshot. Alternatively you can change this by running these SQL queries. For validating the cookie domain use this select query to get the configuration: After executing this query, we will get the results. Verify the ‘value’ column is the same as your domain.
Why does Magento keep redirecting itself to the same screen?
This is also known as the looping issue, as the screen redirects itself to the same screen, even though the username and password is correct. A script is provided at the end of the article which can help detect a few of the issues. Feel free to use and modify as per your needs.
Where do I find timeout interval in Magento?
Log in to Magento using your administrator account. In the left sidebar, click Stores, and then under Settings, click Configuration. Click Advanced, and then click Admin. Under Security, in the Admin Session Lifetime (seconds) text box, type the session timeout interval in seconds that you want to use.
Is the Debug log on or off in Magento?
By default, debug log is on in default or develop mode, and off in production mode. As of Magento 2.3.1, you can no longer use the bin/magento config:set dev/debug/debug_logging 0 | 1 command to enable or disable debug logging for current mode.
Where do I find Cookie validation settings in Magento?
Navigate to settings via the following path Admin Panel -> Stores -> Configuration -> Web -> Default Cookie Settings / Session Validation Settings. The following functions are of particular interest to Magento admins and developers: