[SOLVED] Cookie As Sessions Not Expiring

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I read somewhere that if you set a cookie with the expiry value of 0, it becomes a session variable.  I have done so below:

 

setcookie("login",$username,0,"/",false);

 

It removes the cookie on browser close, however when other session variables expire because the user is inactive, the cookie is still active.  Any ideas on what I need to do to make it expire with inactivity as well?     

 

Thanks!

 

-JC  

[atlanta]

Yea use php to set your session variable as showed here

http://us2.php.net/session

 

look over that link .

if you need help let us know`

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Thanks for your post.  I am aware of how to set and use sessions, but will I have to do it as session to begin with rather than a cookie?  The reason I don't want to do this is that our system is huge and has references like $_COOKIE[login] throughout.  If I change it, I will have to go through everything and change is to $_SESSION[login].

 

Is there no way to make the cookie act exactly like a session variable and expire when inactive as well?   

[revraz]

The Cookie on the user's machine or the Session ID in your Sessions folder on your webhost?

[atlanta]

Yea you will have to do it as a session throughout if you want it to work that way..

I have some apps that will go through php files and change certain strings..

if you dont wanna do it this way then have the cookie expire after a period of time, do a survey and see how long the average user stays on.. just throwing some ideas out there

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Ok thanks Atlanta.  What apps do you use to search through php files? 

[atlanta]

http://www.rjlsoftware.com/software/utility/search/download.shtml

 

download that have it setup to only read php files in a directory

 

then have a search string and replace.

 

if you need a pic on how to set it up ill post one up let me know

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Great thanks!