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?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/520237/how-do-i-expire-a-php-session-after-30-minutes) — Álvaro González, Jan 30 '12 at 09:53
For anyone finding this in 2012 or beyond. There is a wealth of here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/520237/how-do-i-expire-a-php-session-after-30-minutes that you might want to read first! (read the top answer) — KB., Mar 28 '12 at 09:00

score 17 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 27 '12 at 09:10

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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 '12 at 09:10

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Also take into account the max cookie lifetime. – cletus Feb 05 '09 at 07:26

score 7 · Answer 2 · edited Aug 10 '12 at 03:57

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

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

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can we do it in a shared hosting? – Mahdi Jazini Feb 10 '17 at 08:32

Extending session timeout in PHP via the .htaccess

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