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MongoDB\\Client::startSession()
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.. versionadded:: 1.3
.. default-domain:: mongodb
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Definition
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.. phpmethod:: MongoDB\\Client::startSession()
Start a new client session for use with this client.
.. code-block:: php
function startSession(array $options = []): MongoDB\Driver\Session
Refer to the :php:`MongoDB\\Driver\\Manager::startSession()
<mongodb-driver-manager.startsession>` extension reference for accepted
options.
Return Values
-------------
A :php:`MongoDB\Driver\Session <mongodb-driver-session>` object.
Errors/Exceptions
-----------------
.. include:: /includes/extracts/error-driver-invalidargumentexception.rst
.. include:: /includes/extracts/error-driver-runtimeexception.rst
Example
-------
The following example starts a new session:
.. code-block:: php
<?php
$client = new MongoDB\Client;
$session = $client->startSession();
var_dump($session);
The output would then resemble::
object(MongoDB\Driver\Session)#2043 (4) {
["logicalSessionId"]=>
array(1) {
["id"]=>
object(MongoDB\BSON\Binary)#225 (2) {
["data"]=>
string(16) "................"
["type"]=>
int(4)
}
}
["clusterTime"]=>
NULL
["causalConsistency"]=>
bool(true)
["operationTime"]=>
NULL
}
See Also
--------
- :php:`MongoDB\\Driver\\Manager::startSession()
<manual/en/mongodb-driver-manager.startsession.php>`
- :ref:`Causal Consistency <causal-consistency>` in the MongoDB manual