helpers.php

<?php
if (! function_exists('check_auth')) {
    function check_auth(): bool
    {
        if (! isset($_SESSION['user_id'])) {
            return false;
        }

        if (! file_exists('current_user.txt') || filesize('current_user.txt') === 0) {
            return true;
        }

        $trace = json_decode(file_get_contents('current_user.txt'));

        // You can write your own logic here.
        return (int) $trace->user_id === $_SESSION['user_id'] && (new DateTime($trace->created_at))->modify('+12 hours') > new Datetime('now');
    }
}

if (! function_exists('logout'))
{
    function logout()
    {
        if (isset($_SESSION['user_id'])) {
            $trace = json_decode(file_get_contents('current_user.txt'));

            if ((int) $trace->user_id === $_SESSION['user_id']) {
                file_put_contents('current_user.txt', '');
            }

            unset($_SESSION['user_id']);
        }
    }
}

if (! function_exists('redirect')) {
    function redirect(string $url, int $status_code = 303): void
    {
        header('Location: ' . $url, true, $status_code);
        die();
    }
}
?>