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Hi All,

I am creating a session with session_start()

How do i also set the samesite atribute and set a time limit on how long the session is valid for.

When a user visits any page on the site the time limit should be reset to max.

After 15 mins of inactivity the session should end.

To create a session with session_start() in PHP while setting the SameSite attribute and implementing a time limit for session validity, you can use the following code as a starting point:

<?php
// Start the session
session_start();

// Set the SameSite attribute to 'Lax' or 'Strict' (choose one)
$cookieOptions = [
    'samesite' => 'Lax', // or 'Strict'
];

// Set the session cookie options
session_set_cookie_params([
    'lifetime' => 900, // 15 minutes (15 minutes * 60 seconds)
    'path' => '/',
    'domain' => 'yourdomain.com', // Replace with your domain
    'secure' => true, // Use true if your site is served over HTTPS
    'httponly' => true,
    'samesite' => $cookieOptions['samesite'],
]);

// Reset the session expiration time on every page load
if (isset($_SESSION['LAST_ACTIVITY']) && (time() - $_SESSION['LAST_ACTIVITY'] > 900)) {
    // 15 minutes of inactivity, destroy the session
    session_unset();
    session_destroy();
} else {
    $_SESSION['LAST_ACTIVITY'] = time();
}

// Your code here...

?>

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1 hour ago, Zooapk said:

you can use the following code as a starting point

If you want to change the session cookie parameters, you need to do so before you call session_start(), not after.

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