One way to start the session with Zend Framework 2 (2.0.3 dev) is as below written. 1 2 3 4 // public/index.php $manager = new \Zend\Session\SessionManager(); $manager->getConfig()->setCookieHttpOnly(true)->setName(’ac-session’); $manager->start();// public/index.php $manager = new \Zend\Session\SessionManager(); $manager->getConfig()->setCookieHttpOnly(true)->setName(‘ac-session’); $manager->start(); Start the session manager Get the session config object Set httpOnly cookies for better xss security Set your session name… Continue reading Starting the Zend Framework 2 Session Manager