PHP sessions default timeout

php session timeout default
KB. picture KB. · Mar 28, 2012 · Viewed 178k times · Source

Do PHP sessions timeout by default - ie without any coding on my part would a user eventually be "logged out" after some time of inactivity?

Answer

Niet the Dark Absol picture Niet the Dark Absol · Mar 28, 2012

It depends on the server configuration or the relevant directives session.gc_maxlifetime in php.ini.

Typically the default is 24 minutes (1440 seconds), but your webhost may have altered the default to something else.

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