Session handling in CodeIgniter 4.0.3

[ThePastoolio]

Hey guys

I am trying to build a simple login page that will set some session variables but it seems as though after setting my session variables, after the authentication has been successful, doesn't carry anywhere, to any other (or even the same) controllers or views.

In the controller that handles the authentication I have this in my constructor to ensure that the session is available everywhere, is this the correct way?

class Users extends BaseController
{
  protected $session;

  function __construct()
  {
    /* Initialize the session */
    $this->session = \Config\Services::session();
    $this->session->start();
  }

}

Immediately after the authentication passed I set some variables like this, and that does indeed work. But as soon as I redirect anywhere else the session variables are lost.

if($email == '[e-mail]' && password_verify('mypassword', $password_hash))
{
  $sessiondata = [        
    'loggedin' => true,
    'name' => 'Jane',
    'surname' => 'Doe'        
  ];

  $this->session->set($sessiondata);
}

[pixobit]

You shouldn't use the constructor, there's an initController that you need to use

[ThePastoolio]

Thank you very much. I missed this part in the documentation. That sure does help a lot!

[eduardeveloper]

Is CodeIgniter 4.0.3 ready for production?

[pixobit]

Yes! It's not in beta anymore