sessions_directory

.. index::

single: Sessions, sessions directory

Configuring Sessions Directory

By default, Symfony stores the session data in the cache directory. This

means that when you clear the cache, any current sessions will also be

deleted.

Using a different directory to save session data is one method of retaining

current sessions during a clearing of the cache.

.. tip::

Using a different session save handler is an excellent (yet more complex)

method of session management available within Symfony. See

:doc:`/components/http_foundation/session_configuration.rst` for a

discussion of session save handlers.

To change the directory in which Symfony saves session data, you only need

change the framework configuration. In this example, we are changing the

session directory to 'app/sessions':

.. configuration-block::

.. code-block:: yaml

.. code-block:: xml

.. code-block:: php