Title: [ Plugin ajax and session ] Using admin_ajax remove session
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# [ Plugin ajax and session ] Using admin_ajax remove session

 *  [be_tnt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/be_tnt/)
 * (@be_tnt)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-ajax-and-session-using-admin_ajax-remove-session/)
 * Hello!
 * I am trying to use ajax to add product in a session cart in a custom plugin (
   this is my first plugin dev).
 * In the plugin file, I have started the session:
 *     ```
       function session_manager() {
       	    if (!session_id()) {
       	        session_start();
       	    }
       	}
       	add_action('init', 'session_manager',1);
       ```
   
 * I have then added the js to the page using the wp_enqueue_script function and
   the wp_localize_script:
 *     ```
       function add_ld_advanced_cart_js() {
       		wp_enqueue_script(
       			'ld-advanced-cart',
       			LD_PLUGIN_JS_URL,
       			array('jquery')
       		);
   
       		// declare the URL to the file that handles the AJAX request (wp-admin/admin-ajax.php)
       		wp_localize_script( 'ld-advanced-cart', 'MyAjax', array(
       			'ajaxurl' => admin_url( 'admin-ajax.php' )
       			)
       		);
   
       	}
       	/* add javascript to page using this plugin */
       	add_action('wp_enqueue_scripts', 'add_ld_advanced_cart_js');
       ```
   
 * I have defined the 2 ajax action:
 *     ```
       add_action( 'wp_ajax_nopriv_add-to-cart-submit', 'ajax_addtocart_submit' );
       add_action( 'wp_ajax_add-to-cart-submit', 'ajax_addtocart_submit' );
       ```
   
 * But from the ajax_addtocart_submit, I do not have access to current session variable
   values, even if I add in this function:
 *     ```
       if( !session_id())
           session_start();
       ```
   
 * If I use use my own ajax php file (not going through admin_ajax.php), this is
   working well.
 * Did I miss something to make the SESSION available in the ajax part or it’s just
   not possible in the way WordPress is built??
 * Thx in advance!

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 * [session](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/session/)

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 * Last activity: [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-ajax-and-session-using-admin_ajax-remove-session/)
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