NodeJS express-session req.session is undefined
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It is because of the option cookie.secure = true
quote
Please note that secure: true is a recommended option. However, it requires an https-enabled website, i.e., HTTPS is necessary for secure cookies.
see https://github.com/expressjs/session#cookie-options
You must set it to false, to allow session cookies on non-https host, or use an https host.
test code
var port = process.env.PORT || 8080;
var express = require('express');
var app = express();
var cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
var session = require('express-session');
app.use(cookieParser());
app.use(session({
secret: "fd34s@!@dfa453f3DF#$D&W",
resave: false,
saveUninitialized: true,
cookie: { secure: !true }
}));
app.get('/test_login', function(req, res){
req.session.users_schema = 1;
req.session.user_doc = 2;
res.json({"first": req.session.users_schema, "second": req.session.user_doc});
});
app.get('/test_is_loggin', function(req, res){
if( !req.session.users_schema || !req.session.user_doc ) {
console.log("no");
res.json({"first": 1, "second": 1});
}
else {
console.log("OK");
res.json({"first": req.session.users_schema, "second": req.session.user_doc});
}
});
app.listen(port);
console.log('Listening on port ' + port);
output
[mh-cbon@pc15 test] $ node express-session.js
Listening on port 8080
OK
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xsss
Updated on June 05, 2022Comments
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xsss almost 2 years
I am working on a simple login system, but it seems like the session is not saved
i have made a simple code for testing, can anyone tell me what is wrong with it ? i am running login and after that i am running the is_logged but i am never logged and both sessions are undefined
var port = process.env.PORT || 8080; var express = require('express'); var app = express(); var cookieParser = require('cookie-parser'); var session = require('express-session'); app.use(cookieParser()); app.use(session({ secret: "fd34s@!@dfa453f3DF#$D&W", resave: false, saveUninitialized: true, cookie: { secure: true } })); app.post('/test_login', function(req, res){ req.session.users_schema = 1; req.session.user_doc = 2; res.json({"first": req.session.users_schema, "second": req.session.user_doc}); }); app.post('/test_is_loggin', function(req, res){ if( !req.session.users_schema || !req.session.user_doc ) { console.log("no"); res.json({"first": 1, "second": 1}); } else { console.log("no2"); res.json({"first": req.session.users_schema, "second": req.session.user_doc}); } }); app.listen(port); console.log('Listening on port ' + port);