Re: [eGroupWare-users] problem with user getting logged out too often - php issue

[Ralf B. <rb...@st...>]

Hi Harondel,

Am 29.10.14 um 02:26 schrieb Harondel J. Sibble:
> I've lived with this issue since at least 2008 or so and now that I've 
> upgraded to 14.1, think it's probably time to get this resolved.
>
> I get logged out automatically way too often during the day, ideally I'd like 
> to stay logged into EGW for at least 8 hours without any activity on my part.
>
> I can't remember what the current timeout period is, but either way, it's far 
> too short.
>
> I remember a thread on this back in my early 1.6.xxx days but none of the 
> solutions at the time resolved the issue. As my current 14.1 setup is an 
> upgrade from 1.6, what should I now be looking at/for to keep my session 
> active and logged on, for at least 8 hours and ideally adjustable both up or 
> down.
There's only one reliable solution: change session.gc_maxlifetime in
your php.ini to 8 hours (in seconds).

It is a global value for every php script running on your web-server.

Ralf

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