# Does Ruby allows setting something like SESSION variables

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**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 18, 2010, 10:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-ruby-allows-setting-something-like-session-variables/190384 "2010-06-18T22:10:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![vaishu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/ec9cab/32.png) [@vaishu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vaishu)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 10:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-ruby-allows-setting-something-like-session-variables/190384/1 "2010-06-18T22:10:29Z")

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Does Ruby allows setting something like SESSION variables.

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**Author:** ![vaishu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/ec9cab/32.png) [@vaishu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vaishu)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 11:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-ruby-allows-setting-something-like-session-variables/190384/2 "2010-06-18T23:36:32Z")

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On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 2:10 PM, vaishu [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Does Ruby allows setting something like SESSION variables.

Are you talking about Ruby in the context of a web application  
supporting something like PHP’s $SESSION[‘foo’] style variables?

Many Ruby web frameworks support exactly that. If that’s what you’re  
looking for, the answer is definitely YES.

Even something as simple as installing the rack gem and a rack-based  
web server (I like thin) lets you use Rack’s helper session  
middleware.

Aaron out.