What are the potential drawbacks of setting "session.use_trans_sid = 0" in PHP for handling sessions?

Setting "session.use_trans_sid = 0" in PHP can prevent session IDs from being automatically added to URLs, which can lead to issues when users have cookies disabled or when navigating between pages. To handle sessions without relying on transparent session IDs in URLs, you can use cookies or hidden form fields to pass the session ID. 

// Start session
session_start();

// Set session ID in a cookie
if (!isset($_COOKIE['PHPSESSID'])) {
    setcookie('PHPSESSID', session_id(), 0, '/');
}

// Use session ID from cookie
if (!empty($_COOKIE['PHPSESSID'])) {
    session_id($_COOKIE['PHPSESSID']);
}

// Continue using session normally
$_SESSION['example'] = 'value';

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