Are there any best practices or recommended packages to ensure proper session management in PHP, especially on Linux servers?

Proper session management in PHP involves securely handling session data to prevent unauthorized access and session hijacking. To ensure this, it is recommended to use session_start() at the beginning of each PHP script that requires session management and to set session cookie parameters with secure and HttpOnly flags to enhance security. 

<?php
// Start the session
session_start();

// Set session cookie parameters
session_set_cookie_params([
    'lifetime' => 0,
    'path' => '/',
    'domain' => 'example.com',
    'secure' => true,
    'httponly' => true
]);
?>

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