# PHP sessions support

> How to check if host support PHP sessions

- Canonical URL: <https://carlossura.com/blog/php-sessions-support/>
- Author: Carlos Sura
- Published: 2020-05-08
- Tags: php, sessions, support

Recently I was working with a few WordPress websites and WPEngine, some of these websites were using plugins working with PHP sessions and I wasn't aware that WPEngine does not like [sessions](https://wpengine.com/support/cookies-and-php-sessions)

Anyway, I found a snippet to test it out:

```code
<?
// Start Session
session_start();
// Show banner
echo '<b>Session Support Checker</b><hr />';
// Check if the page has been reloaded
if(!isset($_GET['reload']) OR $_GET['reload'] != 'true') {
   // Set the message
   $_SESSION['MESSAGE'] = 'Session support enabled!<br />';
   // Give user link to check
   echo '<a href="?reload=true">Click HERE</a> to check for PHP Session Support.<br />';
} else {
   // Check if the message has been carried on in the reload
   if(isset($_SESSION['MESSAGE'])) {
      echo $_SESSION['MESSAGE'];
   } else {
      echo 'Sorry, it appears session support is not enabled, or you PHP version is to old. <a href="?reload=false">Click HERE</a> to go back.<br />';
   }
}
?>
```

Sadly but true, they don't like sessions.