How can a PHP script access user information in a protected directory without losing session data?

When accessing user information in a protected directory, the PHP script may lose session data due to the directory's restrictions. To prevent this, you can use session_set_cookie_params() function to set the session cookie parameters before starting the session. This will ensure that the session data is retained even when accessing files in the protected directory.

// Set session cookie parameters before starting the session
session_set_cookie_params(0, '/', '', false, true);

// Start the session
session_start();

// Access user information in the protected directory
// Your code here