Re: Is this the right way to increase the amount of time session variables are dropped

Thanks Torsten. I wasn't 100% sure that was the right env var to change.... but now I am :) "Torsten Roehr" <roehr@zilleon.com> wrote in message news:20040820191051.38169.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > "Boot" <pfine@of-law.com> wrote in message > news:20040820184140.40878.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > Currently session variables are dropped in a shorter time period than I > > would like when a user sits with a page open but idle. > > > > My PHP.INI has session_gc_maxlifetime set to 1440. > > > > If I want variables kept for two hours, is setting session_gc_maxlifetime > > the correct setting to change (to 7200) ? > > > > > > Thanks! > > If you cannot edit your php.ini put this line at the top of all your > scripts: > ini_set('session.gc_maxlifetime', 7200); > > You can also set this environment variable with a .htaccess file. Search the > archives to find out how the exact syntax is. > > Regards, Torsten Roehr