RE: [PHP] session expiretime

Yes and no. session.gc_maxlifetime is the right setting, and this means the session will last *at least* this long. The setting in session.gc_probability also has an effect. This gives the percentage of page hits on which gc is launched. For example, if session.gc_probability = 1, then on one out of every 100 page requests the gc routine gets launched. So, on a really slow day where the server isn't getting many requests (or late at night?), then the session can actually last much longer, since the gc routine isn't getting launched. Kirk > -----Original Message----- > From: Søren Boll Overgaard [mailto:soren@overgaard.at] > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 2:09 AM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] session expiretime > > > Hello > > I am trying to figure out how long a session survives, if the > user does > nothing in his or her browser, to update the session. > > As far as I can see, the gc-process is controlled by this directive: > > session.gc_maxlifetime = 1440 ; after this number of > seconds, stored > ; data will be seen as > 'garbage' and > ; cleaned up by the gc process > > > So, does this mean that the session will persist for 1440 > seconds, with the > above directives inserted in php.ini?