PHP how to assign a session variable to 0 only once

Hey,

I faced a similar situation where I needed to assign a session variable to 0 only once in my PHP project. I found a simple and effective way to achieve this using the `$_SESSION` superglobal.

To ensure that the variable is assigned only once, you can check if it is not already set by using the `isset()` function. If it is not set, you can safely assign it the value of 0. Here's the code snippet that worked for me:

php
session_start();

if (!isset($_SESSION['totalPoints'])) {

    $_SESSION['totalPoints'] = 0;

}

Hello there,

I encountered a similar requirement while working on a PHP project, where I needed to assign a session variable to 0 only once. I found a reliable solution by using a conditional check to ensure that the variable is set appropriately.

Here's the approach I used:

php
session_start();



if (!isset($_SESSION['totalPoints'])) {

    $_SESSION['totalPoints'] = 0;

}

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Hey there!

I had a similar requirement in one of my projects where I needed to assign a session variable to 0 only once. What I did was check if the session variable was already set. If not, I assigned it the value of 0. Here's the code snippet that might help you:

php
session_start();

if(!isset($_SESSION['totalPoints'])) {

    $_SESSION['totalPoints'] = 0;

}

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