How can i securely keep user logged using Cookie in PHP

Question

Dear Solo Learners, glad to be here. Please i know PHP COOKIES but im finding it hard to know what to store in the cookie from the user since sensitive information shouldnt be stored in the cookie

Answer 1

In PHP it is better to use SESSION as a way to store sensative data for a period of time as for example a logged in user

https://www.w3schools.com/php/php_sessions.asp