Re: session timeout

On Mon, 04 Oct 2004 09:54:15 -0500, Philip Thompson <prthomp@uark.edu> wrote: > I have users log into my site to perform certain actions. However, I > want to create a timed session so that it automatically logs them out > after a certain amount of time. I am using > session_set_cookie_params() to create the amount of available > time > that the user is logged in. session.gc_maxlifetime sets the session lifetime. > But my question is: how do I test to see if the session has timed out? if(isset($_SESSION['some_session_var'])) > Once the session time has elapsed, are the $_SESSION variables > automatically destroyed or what? Session garbage collection occurs occasionally when session_start() is called. -- Greg Donald Zend Certified Engineer http://gdconsultants.com/ http://destiney.com/