RE: [PHP] Can I rely on session.gc_maxlifetime?

> So, no matter if the user is still working, the session will be > destroyed. I mean session.gc_maxlifetime isn't > session.gc_maxIDLEtime? Every time the user requests a page in an application using sessions, the session file's access time gets updated. The garbage collection routine looks at that access time. If the file hasn't been accessed less than gc_maxlifetime seconds ago, the gc routine deletes the session file. Another factor comes into play, tho, that is session.gc_probability. This sets how often the gc routine is launched. The default value is 1%, which means that on 1 of every 100 page requests the gc routine launches. So, if the server is not getting many hits, it can be a long time before the gc routine launches, so the session file can hang around longer than gc_maxlifetime. Kirk