# Edge Rails - Do I need to remove the sessions table?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/edge-rails-do-i-need-to-remove-the-sessions-table/117618>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 18, 2007, 6:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/edge-rails-do-i-need-to-remove-the-sessions-table/117618 "2007-10-18T18:25:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jko170](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@jko170](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jko170)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 6:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/edge-rails-do-i-need-to-remove-the-sessions-table/117618/1 "2007-10-18T18:25:41Z")

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I just upgraded to rails 1.2.5 so if I’m correct, it uses cookie based  
session storage. So after placing this in my config/enviroment:

config.action\_controller.session = {  
:session\_key =\> ‘\_myapp\_session’,  
:secret =\> ‘getyourownsecretkey’  
}

Do I comment this line out? config.action\_controller.session\_store  
= :active\_record\_store

Also, do I remove the sessions table in my database?

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**Author:** ![jko170](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@jko170](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jko170)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 7:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/edge-rails-do-i-need-to-remove-the-sessions-table/117618/2 "2007-10-18T19:54:03Z")

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It uses it by _default_. You can change the defaults to use whatever you  
want. If you want to continue using active\_record\_store, you can.

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**Author:** ![jko170](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@jko170](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jko170)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 8:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/edge-rails-do-i-need-to-remove-the-sessions-table/117618/3 "2007-10-18T20:08:40Z")

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I want to use the new cookie session store. So is it safe to drop the  
sessions table in my database?

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**Author:** ![jko170](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@jko170](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jko170)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 9:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/edge-rails-do-i-need-to-remove-the-sessions-table/117618/4 "2007-10-18T21:59:00Z")

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Yes.