how to set session timeout in php.ini file?

[impin]

in php.ini file...

session.gc_maxlifetime = 1440

if i change the value it doesnt work... i set the

session.gc_maxlifetime = 3600

but it doesnt work...
how to set session timeout to one hour?
plz help...

[Shenno]

// php.ini setting required for session timeout.

ini_set(‘sessio n.gc_maxlifetim e’,60*60);
ini_set(‘sessio n.gc_probabilit y’,1);
ini_set(‘sessio n.gc_divisor’,1 );


u can use ini_get function to see if your changes has been saved.

hope this helps.

[Shenno]

// php.ini setting required for session timeout.

ini_set(‘sessio n.gc_maxlifetim e’,60*60);
ini_set(‘sessio n.gc_probabilit y’,1);
ini_set(‘sessio n.gc_divisor’,1 );


u can use ini_get function to see if your changes has been saved.

hope this helps.

[impin]

where i put this in my php code or in php.ini file?

[Shenno]

if u have access to php.ini file, search the for

session.gc_maxl ifetime
session.gc_prob ability
session.gc_divi sor


and set there values as mentioned in the functions

other thing i've remembered may be the line are comments. remove # before the line

[Msohail]

i want to set session time out 5 mint....
how to change
ini_set(‘sessio n.gc_maxlifetim e’,60*60);
ini_set(‘sessio n.gc_probabilit y’,1);
ini_set(‘sessio n.gc_divisor’,1 );

according to my need

[praveenvt]

ini_set(‘sessio n.gc_maxlifetim e’,60*5);
for 5 minutes.

value is in seconds. you can also give like this,
ini_set(‘sessio n.gc_maxlifetim e’,300);

Note: Restart Apache once done the modification. Then only it will reflect.