How do Laravel sessions work?

And why would dd() change behavior?

Joel Clermont

2025-08-01

Ever have one of those moments where you something super simple isn't working and you can't figure out why? We all do!

In today's video, I'll share a story where I helped a developer debug a session that wasn't saving as expected, and along the way, we'll get a better understanding of how Laravel sessions work.

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Here to help,

Joel

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