Re: Using ini_set with session.gc_maxlifetime

Neil Innes wrote:

I've got a site on a server where I can't change the php.ini setting for session.gc_maxlifetime, which is set at the default 1440 seconds. My client wants to entend the time to an hour. The only way I am aware of how to do this kind of thing is through ini_set. However, the documentation says there are a number of configuration options which you can set using ini_set, but which don't work as expected because the options are already in effect before the script runs. Is session.gc_maxlifetime one of those options? After all, ini_set is only supposed to be in effect for the duration of the script, which is not going to work if the whole point of sessions is to allow information to be preserved between pages (scripts). So, can ini_set be used to set session.gc_maxlifetime in any meaningful way, and if not, is there another way to do it? Ta, Neil Innes _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

What kind of server do you use? On Apache, you can specify session.gc_maxlifetime in an .htaccess file (provided that Apache allowes overrides). On IIS I don't know if there's a way... Kindly /lasso (lasso@lassoweb.nu)