What are the potential security risks of encoding sessions or tokens in URLs in PHP applications?

Storing sessions or tokens in URLs in PHP applications can expose sensitive information to potential attackers through browser history, server logs, or shared links. To mitigate this security risk, it is recommended to store sessions or tokens in server-side sessions or cookies instead. 

// Store session in server-side sessions
session_start();
$_SESSION['token'] = 'your_token_here';
```
```php
// Store token in a secure cookie
setcookie('token', 'your_token_here', time() + 3600, '/', 'yourdomain.com', true, true);

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