| classname | Serialization helper: The name of this class |
| magic | A secret string used in ID creation. Change it! |
| mode | Mode of Session ID propagation. Either cookie or get. |
| fallback_mode | Mode of Session ID propagation should $mode not work. Set $mode to cookie and $fallback_mode to get |
| lifetime | Lifetime of the session cookie in minutes or 0 to use session cookies. |
| gc_time | Garbage collection tuning parameter, see below |
| gc_probability | Garbage collection tuning parameter, see below. |
| allowcache | Control caching of session pages, if set to no (also the default), the page is not cached under HTTP/1.1 or HTTP/1.0; if set to public , the page is publically cached under HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/1.0; if set to private , the page is privately cached under HTTP/1.1 and not cached under HTTP/1.0 |
| allowcache_expires | When caching is allowed, the pages can be cached for this many minutes. |
| that_class | A classname. Session uses this class to store and retrieve data |
| auto_init | The file to be loaded on session establishment. |
| secure_auto_init | Set to 0, if all pages always call page_close() (This is never the case!). |