Retrieve or reassign user session from ip and user-agent
<p>In my current application, every (anonymous) user has a session with some data in it, which are important for the functionality of the page, mostly restrictions and limits for distinct actions or queries. </p>

<p>When the user now <em>removes</em> the session cookie of the Laravel 5 application, Laravel does not retrieve the "old session" of the user, though he is still using the same user-agent/browser and the same IP.</p>

<p>Is it possible to <strong>reassign the old session</strong> to the anonymous user (in case the session is still available)? If yes, how can I achieve this?</p>

<p>PS: I don't want to force users to register themself on my page to interact with her, so a session-based solution is needed. I'm aware that every session-based solution can be overcome, but some "standard situations" should be covered though.</p>