How to get current Joomla user with external PHP script

Question

I have a couple PHP scripts used for AJAX queries, but I want them to be able to operate under the umbrella of Joomla\'s authentication system. Is the following safe? Are

Answer 1

sure does work , you need to get session data for users

jimport( 'joomla.session.session' );
$session                =& JFactory::getSession();

print the session to see what comes out