$session->CSRF() method

Return an instance of ProcessWire’s CSRF object, which provides an API for cross site request forgery protection.

Examples

// output somewhere in <form> markup when rendering a form
echo $session->CSRF->renderInput();
// when processing form (POST request), check to see if token is present
if($session->CSRF->hasValidToken()) {
  // form submission is valid
  // okay to process
} else {
  // form submission is NOT valid
  throw new WireException('CSRF check failed!');
}

Usage

$sessionCSRF = $session->CSRF();

Return value

See Also


$session methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.236

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