How does session hijacking work in PHP-based projects?

Session hijacking occurs when an attacker steals a user's session ID and uses it to impersonate the user on a website. To prevent session hijacking in PHP-based projects, developers should use secure session handling techniques such as regenerating session IDs after successful login or using HTTPS to encrypt communication between the client and server. 

// Start a secure session
session_start();

// Regenerate session ID after successful login
if(isset($_SESSION['logged_in']) && $_SESSION['logged_in'] === true) {
    session_regenerate_id();
}

// Use HTTPS to encrypt communication
// This can be enforced in the server configuration or by using a secure connection library

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