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Description

Frees all session variables and destroys all data registered to a session

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Syntax

destroy()

Returns

void

Defined in

libraries/joomla/session/session.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.session.session' );

Source Body

function destroy()
{
        // session was already destroyed
        if( $this->_state === 'destroyed' ) {
                return true;
        }

        // In order to kill the session altogether, like to log the user out, the session id
        // must also be unset. If a cookie is used to propagate the session id (default behavior),
        // then the session cookie must be deleted.
        if (isset($_COOKIE[session_name()])) {
                setcookie(session_name(), '', time()-42000, '/');
        }

        session_unset();
        session_destroy();

        $this->_state = 'destroyed';
        return true;
}

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