Sessions in Node JS

Question

How can I maintain my SESSIONS in Node JS ? E.g I want to store UserID in SESSION using Node Js. How can I do that in Node JS ? And can I use that Node JS SESSION in PHP too

Answer 1

Follow below steps:

1. npm install express-session --save
2. Write below code:
    var express = require('express');
    var session = require('express-session');
    var app = express();
    app.use(session({secret: 'your secret key', saveUninitialized: true, resave: true}));
    var userId = 1234;
    app.get('/', function (req, res, next) {
        req.session.userId = userId;
    });