That's not what a session if for. You'll have to set your own cookie to remember who the person is, and start a new session for them when they return.
---John Holmes... > -----Original Message----- > From: Justin French [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 4:58 AM > To: php > Subject: [PHP] session expiry > > Hi all, > > I'm a little confused after reading some of the user notes on the session > pages in the manual. > > I have a perfectly functioning script which i'm happy with which is > managing > all my sessions. However, the sessions ends when the browser is closed > (or > they log out). > > I wish to modify the login form so that they can say "remember me" or > "don't > remember me" pull-down. > > So, I need to know what to do in my session to have the session cookie > last > longer (say 30 days???). > > I thought it might be something like: > > <? > $expireTime = 60*60*24*30; // 30 days > session_set_cookie_params($expireTime); > session_start(); > ?> > > or (last two lines swapped): > > <? > $expireTime = 60*60*24*30; // 30 days > session_start(); > session_set_cookie_params($expireTime); > ?> > > But it doesn't seem to be working. Any ideas? > > > Justin French > -------------------- > Creative Director > http://Indent.com.au > -------------------- > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
