Extending session timeout in PHP via the .htaccess

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I want to up the time my users will stay logged into my site without getting automatically logged out after a period of inactivity. I'm tracking the logged in status using PHP sessions.

How can I set this, I'm trying to control this from my .htaccess file.

possible duplicate of How do I expire a PHP session after 30 minutes? — Álvaro González
– Álvaro González, Commented Jan 30, 2012 at 9:53
For anyone finding this in 2012 or beyond. There is a wealth of here stackoverflow.com/questions/520237/… that you might want to read first! (read the top answer) — KB.
– KB., Commented Mar 28, 2012 at 9:00

Starx · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-27 09:10:13Z

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~~You can't do that from the htaccess file but~~ You can change this line in your php.ini file.

session.gc_maxlifetime = 1440

Update: it seems to be possible, so i stand corrected

php_value session.gc_maxlifetime 3600

I haven't tried this out though.

edited Oct 27, 2012 at 9:10

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cletus Over a year ago

Also take into account the max cookie lifetime.

random · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-10 03:57:47Z

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You could also try changing the value at runtime using ini_set:

ini_set('session.gc_maxlifetime', '3600');

edited Aug 10, 2012 at 3:57

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Mahdi Jazini Over a year ago

can we do it in a shared hosting?

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