RE: [PHP] session life

On Sat, 2002-12-21 at 08:03, John W. Holmes wrote: > > I'm setting a session with > > session_set_cookie_params (time()+6480000); > > so the cookie should last 70 days+ but the data wasn't > > returned. > > > > from looking in the manual i see that session_cache_expire is used to > set > > or print the current value of the expire. Its set in php.ini by > default to > > 180 minutes. > > > > So it seems that the garbage collector will clean up the session file > > after 180 mins or 10800 seconds which is less then i was expecting > after > > setting the cookie life. > > > > do i need to set > > > > session_set_cookie_params (time()+6480000); > > session_cache_expire (6480000); > > > > for the data to still be available if the user returns during the > cookies > > life and is this on a per session basis. > > Well, first of all, session cookies are deleted when the user closes > their browser. So unless the user is leaving the browser open for 70 > days, this setting won't matter. This is incorrect, by default session cookies have a lifetime of 0 which means they are peresistent until the browser is closed. If you set the ini directive session.cookie_lifetime to something other than 0, for example 86400 then the session will for the number of seconds specified, in this case 1 day, even after the browser has been closed. > > session.gc_lifetime is the setting that controls the garbage cleanup. If > the session is inactive past that time limit, then the session file will > be deleted. > > Sessions aren't meant to be a "remember me" function. You'll need to use > regular cookies that persist after the browser is closed for that. > > ---John W. Holmes... > > PHP Architect - A monthly magazine for PHP Professionals. Get your copy > today. http://www.phparch.com/ > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php