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Asked: 2026-05-17T15:03:53+00:00

I know a SESSION can expire but what about $_REQUEST/$_POST/$_GET variables? My question is,

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I know a SESSION can expire but what about $_REQUEST/$_POST/$_GET variables?

My question is, I have users that submit information and I need to set a Id for that information before I insert it into a database. Now I thought about using a SESSION but the problem is if the session expires before the user has submitted the information to the database they loose the Id I need. Would passing it the $_REQUEST/$_POST/$_GET variable(s) be a better solution or should I just use a variable and readjust the script?

Also I was using SESSION as it’s very easy to call from inside a function without passing it in.

function setInfo() {
   // no need to pass I can call from within
   $Id = $_SESSION['Id'];
}

Is this good practice?

EDIT:
Would this be better as a cookie?

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  1. Editorial Team

    My first question would be, are you not able to insert a row and retrieve a auto-incrementing ID with @@IDENTITY?. you can’t really “Store” data in $_REQUEST, $_POST or $_GET, that data is only there from when the client submits a page, form, link request to the server to when you finish and send to output the resulting page. Either way, you would most likely use the $_SESSION space to store the info that needs to be carried to other pages.

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