# Pls help me am new how can i set session and cow can i retr

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**Created:** [March 6, 2007, 11:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pls-help-me-am-new-how-can-i-set-session-and-cow-can-i-retr/87847 "2007-03-06T11:45:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2007, 11:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pls-help-me-am-new-how-can-i-set-session-and-cow-can-i-retr/87847/1 "2007-03-06T11:45:24Z")

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in php :

set the session  
session start()

$\_SESSION(“uid”)=“damu”;

retrieve:from session

$username=$\_SESSION(“uid”)

similarly how can i set session in ruby on rails…  
and retrive  
explain clearly…please…

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2007, 2:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pls-help-me-am-new-how-can-i-set-session-and-cow-can-i-retr/87847/2 "2007-03-06T14:59:03Z")

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On 3/6/07, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> similarly how can i set session in ruby on rails…  
> and retrive  
> explain clearly…please…

This mailing list is for general Ruby questions; your question is  
Rails-specific. You probably want to ask Rails specific questions on  
the Ruby on Rails Google Group; you can find subscription information  
(I hope) at the main Rails website.

-austin