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<h1 class="refname">SessionHandler::close</h1>
<p class="verinfo">(PHP 5 >= 5.4.0)</p><p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">SessionHandler::close</span> — <span class="dc-title">Close the session</span></p>
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<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
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<span class="modifier">public</span> <span class="type">bool</span> <span class="methodname"><strong>SessionHandler::close</strong></span>
( <span class="methodparam">void</span>
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Closes the current session. This method is automatically executed internally by PHP when
closing the session, or explicitly via <span class="function"><a href="function.session-write-close.html" class="function">session_write_close()</a></span> (which
first calls the <span class="function"><a href="sessionhandler.write.html" class="function">SessionHandler::write()</a></span>).
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This method wraps the internal PHP save handler defined in the
<a href="session.configuration.html#ini.session.save-handler" class="link">session.save_handler</a> ini setting that was set
before this handler was activated by <span class="function"><a href="function.session-set-save-handler.html" class="function">session_set_save_handler()</a></span>.
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If this class is extended by inheritiance, calling the parent <em><code class="parameter">close</code></em> method will invoke the
wrapper for this method and therefor invoke the associated internal callback. This allows the method to be
overidden and or intercepted.
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For more information on what this method is expected to do, please refer to the documentation at
<span class="function"><a href="sessionhandlerinterface.close.html" class="function">SessionHandlerInterface::close()</a></span>.
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<h3 class="title">Parameters</h3>
<p class="para">This function has no parameters.</p>
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<h3 class="title">Return Values</h3>
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The return value (usually <strong><code>TRUE</code></strong> on success, <strong><code>FALSE</code></strong> on failure). Note this value is returned internally to PHP for processing.
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