And if you're on a shared server then another site that is hosted on the same server, that you know nothing about, may be clearing out your session data if they have a low session.gc_maxlifetime value. When on a shared server it is usually best to store your temporary session files within the site itself, that way they won't be clobbered by another site.
On Sep 4, 11:49 am, Toro Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > Do you have another script that is using the same location to store > sessions but has a different gc_maxlifetime? Relevant note from the PHP > docs below. > > Note: > If different scripts have different values of session.gc_maxlifetime but > share the same place for storing the session data then the script with the > minimum value will be cleaning the data. In this case, use this directive > together with session.save_path. > > Cheers > Toro > > On 04/09/10 01:09, Richard Lake wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > I’ve got a php based CRM system that is used by real estate agents, by > > the nature of their work they use the browser intermittently so > > frequently the next time they want to use the application it has timed out. > > > I’ve googled until I’m blue in the face on this and cannot change the > > timeout from the current (approx) 20 minutes. > > > I’m on a shared server, I have the following settings before initiating > > the session and I’ve got a local session manager to capture the sessions > > in a MySQL table. > > > ini_set('session.gc_probability', 1); > > > ini_set('session.gc_divisor', 1); > > > ini_set('session.gc_maxlifetime', 36000); > > > ini_set('session.cookie_lifetime', 36000); > > > ini_set('session.use_only_cookies', 1); > > > ini_set('session.use_trans_sid', 0); > > > I’m currently considering having a timer based ajax function that just > > does a session update to keep the session alive, but from everything > > I’ve read I should be able to change the session timeout time. > > > Can any body point me in the right direction? > > > Thanks in advance > > > Richard > > > -- > > NZ PHP Users Group:http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug > > To post, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, send email to > > [email protected] > > --http://karere.co.nzhttp://accountaneer.com -- NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]
