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Since session and cookies are both used to store temporary data, what is the difference between them?
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Cookies are client-side files that are stored on a local computer and contain user information. Sessions are server-side files that store user information. Cookies expire after the user specified lifetime. The session ends when the user closes the browser or logs out of the program.
Session cookies are cookies that last for a session. A session starts when you launch a website or web app and ends when you leave the website or close your browser window. Session cookies contain information that is stored in a temporary memory location which is deleted after the session ends.
Sessions use a cookie as a key of sorts, to associate with the data that is stored on the server side. It is preferred to use sessions because the actual values are hidden from the client, and you control when the data expires and becomes invalid.
Cookies store a user's data on their computer.
Session implementations store a user's temporary data on a server (or multiple servers, depending on the configuration).
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