[SOLVED] keeping session variables alive forever

[simply07]

i am having a lot of problems trying to get session variables to stay alive once the browser has closed.

Hi have tried using

ini_set('session.gc_maxlifetime', 60*60);

ini_set('session.cookie_lifetime', 60*60);

 

But they do not work. Is there a way to keep the session variables alive when the browser is closed?

 

Also has anyone ever heard of using .htaccess to keep the session variables alive?

I need any help on this, i do not know what to try..

 

As a side note: i do not have access to php.ini or httpd.conf...

 

thanks to anyone who can hel pin any way

Steph

[.josh]

no, you cannot keep sessions alive after the browser is closed. That's the point of sessions. It's a "session." If you want data persistence beyond sessions, you can look into making a cookie using setcookie(..);  and on page load, getcookie and assign the cookie to a session variable or w/e.