How can the php.ini file be configured to ensure proper session handling and automatic generation of session IDs in PHP?

To ensure proper session handling and automatic generation of session IDs in PHP, you can configure the php.ini file by setting the session.auto_start directive to 1 to automatically start a session on each page load, and setting the session.use_strict_mode directive to 1 to ensure that session IDs are only accepted if they are generated by the PHP session module.

session.auto_start = 1
session.use_strict_mode = 1