diff --git a/php/public/index.php b/php/public/index.php
index fb4f6117..b82f1474 100644
--- a/php/public/index.php
+++ b/php/public/index.php
@@ -23,13 +23,6 @@ require __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
 
 $container = \AIO\DependencyInjection::GetContainer();
 $dataConst = $container->get(\AIO\Data\DataConst::class);
-ini_set('session.save_path', $dataConst->GetSessionDirectory());
-
-// Auto logout on browser close
-ini_set('session.cookie_lifetime', '0');
-
-# Keep session for 24h max
-ini_set('session.gc_maxlifetime', '86400');
 
 // Create app
 AppFactory::setContainer($container);
@@ -44,7 +37,17 @@ $container->set(Guard::class, function () use ($responseFactory) {
 });
 
 // Register Middleware To Be Executed On All Routes
-session_start();
+session_start([
+    "save_path" => $dataConst->GetSessionDirectory(), // Where to save the session files
+    "cookie_lifetime" => 0, // Delete the session cookie whenever the browser is closed. See https://www.php.net/manual/en/session.configuration.php#ini.session.cookie-lifetime
+    "gc_maxlifetime" => 86400, // Delete sessions after 24 hours. See https://www.php.net/manual/en/session.configuration.php#ini.session.gc-maxlifetime
+    "gc_probability" => 1, // Probability that the session cleanup starts. See https://www.php.net/manual/en/session.configuration.php#ini.session.gc-probability
+    "gc_divisor" => 1, // gc_probability/gc_divisor = 1/1 = 100%, meaning that *all* outdated sessions get deleted when the cleanup job runs. See https://www.php.net/manual/en/session.configuration.php#ini.session.gc-divisor
+    "use_strict_mode" => true, // Only allow initialized session IDs. See https://www.php.net/manual/en/session.configuration.php#ini.session.use-strict-mode
+    "cookie_secure" => true, // Only send cookies over https (not http). See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Reference/Headers/Set-Cookie#secure
+    "cookie_httponly" => true, // Block the cookie from being read with js in the browser, will still be send for fetch request triggered by js. See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Reference/Headers/Set-Cookie#httponly
+    "cookie_samesite" => "Strict", // Only send the cookie with requests triggered by AIO itself. See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Reference/Headers/Set-Cookie#samesitesamesite-value
+]);
 $app->add(Guard::class);
 
 // Create Twig