Re: Sessions

On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 11:59 AM, Thodoris <tgol@kinetix.gr> wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Thodoris <tgol@kinetix.gr> <tgol@kinetix.gr> > wrote: > > > > On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 11:20 AM, Thodoris <tgol@kinetix.gr> <tgol@kinetix.gr> > wrote: > > > Also just to throw this out, you can also use the > session_set_save_handler > > > > > function. This will let you store your sessions wherever you see fit. > file > system, database, etc. Comes in handy when you're on multiple web > servers. > http://us2.php.net/session_set_save_handler > > > > > > Living to learn every single day. Although I find this feature very > useful > (storing session data in a database for e.g. mysql) I didn't find any > good > example in the manual or anywhere near using it. > > Can anyone enlighten me on this ? > > -- > Thodoris > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > Yeah, I found this method great when I had to get sessions away from the > file system. It let's you keep using $_SESSION while not losing sessions > everytime the load balancer redirects someone. > > Check out Stut's link, its perfect. > > > > > > Thanks guys but do you think I could find this in a non object-oriented > manner ? I have already seen this link in a previous posting and it is > really very good. > > -- > Thodoris > > > > > Well, instead of a class, just make functions. Make them according to what > you set in the session handler. > > session_set_save_handler("open", "close", "read", > "write", "destroy", "gc"); > > Example: "open" maps to "function open() { ... }". > > Make sense? > > > > Thanks I have already started working on that. I suppose that I should run > the garbage collector every now and then to see if the session has expired. > I guess this is the basic difference between the normal sessions and > database oriented. The fact that you need to create a way to check the > sessions that are expiring. > > -- > Thodoris > > Yeah, what I've found is that someone will shut their browser, but the line in the sessions table remains. So the gc function can clean those up every so often. I believe the built in session stuff does its own GCing in the background. -- -Dan Joseph www.canishosting.com - Plans start @ $1.99/month. "Build a man a fire, and he will be warm for the rest of the day. Light a man on fire, and will be warm for the rest of his life."