$session->logout() method

Logout the current user, and clear all session variables

Example

// logout user when "?logout=1" in URL query string
if($input->get('logout')) {
  $session->logout();
 // good to redirect somewhere else after a login or logout
  $session->redirect('/');
}

Usage

// basic usage
$session->logout();

// usage with all arguments
$session->logout(bool $startNew = true);

Arguments

Name	Type(s)	Description
`startNew` (optional)	bool	Start a new session after logout? (default=true)

Return value

$this

Object instance it was called from (method supports fluent interface).

Exceptions

Method can throw exceptions on error:

WireException - if session is disabled

Hooking $session->logout(…)

You can add your own hook events that are executed either before or after the $session->logout(…) method is executed. Examples of both are included below. A good place for hook code such as this is in your /site/ready.php file.

Hooking before

The 'before' hooks are called immediately before each $session->logout(…) method call is executed. This type of hook is especially useful for modifying arguments before they are sent to the method.

$this->addHookBefore('Session::logout', function(HookEvent $event) {
  // Get the object the event occurred on, if needed
  $session = $event->object;

  // Get values of arguments sent to hook (and optionally modify them)
  $startNew = $event->arguments(0);

  /* Your code here, perhaps modifying arguments */

  // Populate back arguments (if you have modified them)
  $event->arguments(0, $startNew);
});

Hooking after

The 'after' hooks are called immediately after each $session->logout(…) method call is executed. This type of hook is especially useful for modifying the value that was returned by the method call.

$this->addHookAfter('Session::logout', function(HookEvent $event) {
  // Get the object the event occurred on, if needed
  $session = $event->object;

  // An 'after' hook can retrieve and/or modify the return value
  $return = $event->return;

  // Get values of arguments sent to hook (if needed)
  $startNew = $event->arguments(0);

  /* Your code here, perhaps modifying the return value */

  // Populate back return value, if you have modified it
  $event->return = $return;
});

$session methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.236