What is the difference between a Session and a Cookie?

Question

What is the difference between a Session and a Cookie?

What circumstances should each be used?

Answer 1

• The main difference between cookies and sessions is that cookies are stored in the user's browser, and sessions are not. This difference determines what each is best used for.

• A cookie can keep information in the user's browser until deleted. If a person has a login and password, this can be set as a cookie in their browser so they do not have to re-login to your website every time they visit. You can store almost anything in a browser cookie.