php how to start session code example

Example 1: php start a session

session_start();
if(!isset($_SESSION["started"]){ //Check if the session already exist
    //If it does not exist we append attributes we need in
	$_SESSION["started"] = true;
  	$_SESSION["attribute_1"] = $value_1;  
  	...
    $_SESSION["attribute_n"] = $value_n;      
}

Example 2: session start php

<?php
// This sends a persistent cookie that lasts a day.
session_start([
    'cookie_lifetime' => 86400,
]);
?>