Thanks Torsten. I wasn't 100% sure that was the right env var to change.... but now I am :)
"Torsten Roehr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > "Boot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Currently session variables are dropped in a shorter time period than I > > would like when a user sits with a page open but idle. > > > > My PHP.INI has session_gc_maxlifetime set to 1440. > > > > If I want variables kept for two hours, is setting session_gc_maxlifetime > > the correct setting to change (to 7200) ? > > > > > > Thanks! > > If you cannot edit your php.ini put this line at the top of all your > scripts: > ini_set('session.gc_maxlifetime', 7200); > > You can also set this environment variable with a .htaccess file. Search the > archives to find out how the exact syntax is. > > Regards, Torsten Roehr -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php