Valkey: Handle PHP sessions with Valkey

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You can use the following code to store PHP sessions on Stackhero for Valkey:

<?php

// Parse Valkey URL
$valkey_url = parse_url('rediss://default:<yourPassword>@<XXXXXX>.stackhero-network.com:<PORT_TLS>');

// Configure session handler
ini_set('session.save_handler', 'redis');
ini_set('session.save_path', "tls://{$valkey_url['host']}:{$valkey_url['port']}?auth={$valkey_url['pass']}&timeout=5");

// Start the session
session_start();

?>