What is the meaning of persistent cookies in PHP?

#A persistent cookie is a cookie file that is permanently stored on your browser computer. We know that cookies are small text files, usually temporary cookies, which are only stored in the browser memory. Temporary cookies are deleted from memory when the browser is closed.

When to use persistent cookies:

• Temporary cookies cannot be used to track long-term information.
• Persistent cookies can be used to track long-term information.
• Temporary cookies are more secure because they cannot be accessed by other programs except the browser.
• Persistent cookies are less secure because users can open the cookie file to view the cookie value.

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