How to access codeigniter session using standard PHP $_SESSION?

Question

I have a CI-based application that works as a portal to other apps in the same server(cookie domain). But my other apps are not CI-based, can I access the CI-based SESSION using $_SESSION in the other app?

My problem is kinda similar to this link. but mine is just inverted.

How to access standard PHP session data from inside CodeIgniter

Answer 1

There is already an implement library of PHP $_SESSION in github, maybe it will be helpful.

Native PHP Session for Codeigniter

I have already used it in my project.