---
title: "Deprecation: #70316 - Frontend basket with recs"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:deprecation-70316"
source: "Changelog/8.6/Deprecation-70316-FrontendBasketWithRecs.rst"
modified: "2026-09-14T09:47:36+00:00"
---

# Deprecation: #70316 - Frontend basket with recs

See [forge#70316](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/70316)

## Description

The TypoScriptFrontendController has a basic mechanism to automatically register session data if the GET/POST
variable `recs` is given. This has been deprecated. This additionally obsoletes the configuration
variable `$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['FE']['maxSessionDataSize']` which has been deprecated, too.

## Impact

Handling baskets or other session data in `recs` throws a deprecation warning.

## Affected Installations

Extensions with a legacy that rely on this automatic basket (`tt_products` for example) should be adapted. Searching extensions
for string `recs` should reveal affected parts.

## Migration

Use the session functions `setKey()` and `getKey()` of `$GLOBALS['TSFE']->fe_user` directly to store session data
like basket information from within the extension.