Re: sessions and trans-sid problem/question

On Sun, 24 Nov 2002 17:01:21 +0900, you wrote: >Michael Sims wrote: >> >> Then I suppose it's just an added feature of the session handler I am >> using. Maybe the OP should give it a shot, as I use it and I >> definitely don't have a problem with expired sessions > >I'll think about writing my own session handler as it can be quite >useful. However I need to evaluate the amount of extra disk read/writes >it would add. Using a DB vs the file system does add some overhead ... Experience has taught me that the additional overhead is negligible, especially if the database is running locally on the web server... Having a DB based session handler comes in very handy when you are troubleshooting a new session-based application. It's much easier to run queries against active sessions that to mess around with files, IMHO. Good luck...