colap Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Hi, What is the default $_SESSION expiry lifetime? I have used $_SESSION variables but it is not ending it's lifetime. It looks like it is infinite lifetime, but i didn't configure anything. Where to set session's lifetime, In php.ini files? Or do i have to use ini_set() function at top? Is session_start() written at top of php scripts or ini_set() function? Any help will be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/299723-what-is-the-default-_session-expiry-lifetime/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ch0cu3r Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) Yes, default is set to not expire You can set your own session settings using the php.ini or using ini_set. The following page outlines all the runtime settings for sessions http://php.net/manual/en/session.configuration.php You will need do this before calling session_start() Is session_start() written at top of php scripts or ini_set() function? session_start() is a function, which you must call at the of all pages that uses sessions. Edited December 13, 2015 by Ch0cu3r Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/299723-what-is-the-default-_session-expiry-lifetime/#findComment-1527879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
colap Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 Where is it configured/set to infinite lifetime by default? Which file? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/299723-what-is-the-default-_session-expiry-lifetime/#findComment-1527907 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ch0cu3r Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 In the php.ini You can run phpinfo to see your current php configuration settings Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/299723-what-is-the-default-_session-expiry-lifetime/#findComment-1527909 Share on other sites More sharing options...
colap Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 From phpinfo(); i see, session=> session.gc_maxlifetime = 1440 , that means 24 minutes. But why is the lifetime is infinite? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/299723-what-is-the-default-_session-expiry-lifetime/#findComment-1527913 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques1 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Sessions are not infinite by default, and there are actually two lifetime settings: The session.cookie_lifetime directive defines how long the session cookie is valid. It's typically set to “0”, which means the cookie is deleted when the user closes the browser. And the session.gc_maxlifetime directive defines how long the session file is considered valid. Note that expired files aren't cleared immediately. The session garbage collector which deletes the files is only executed with a certain probability, so the file may still exist for a while. Both settings together more or less determine the lifetime of the session. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/299723-what-is-the-default-_session-expiry-lifetime/#findComment-1527916 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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