CODE EXAMPLE FOR PHP

How to check if a session is expired or never was set in php

session_start();
if ($_COOKIE(session_name() && !count($_SESSION)) {
    print "session has expired";
    exit;
} elsif (!$_COOKIE(session_name()) {
    print "You need to login first";
    exit;
} else {
    print "welcome back....";
    ....