PHP Session Timeout / Auto Logout

[PHTech]

Hi there...

Any tips and / or easy ways to create an automatic logout in PHP / Dreamweaver. For instance: if there is no activity in 200 seconds, then it must logout the user.

AND

How do I change the login text to logout only after a user have logged in?

 

[Elfreako]

Find yourself a good login script tutorial like this http://phpeasystep.com/workshopview.php?id=6 and experiment with using sessions

 

[PHTech]

Thanx for the good link... Found some useful stuff on there, but still nothing on closing a session after a certain amount of time...

 

[Moederloos]

Been yonks since I coded in PHP.
Might be something in the php.ini?

 

[Nod]

Have you tried cookies? Simply set a cookie that is valid for 200seconds. Every time the person goes to another page, the cookie resets to 200seconds until expiry.

 

[icyrus]

Hi there...

Any tips and / or easy ways to create an automatic logout in PHP / Dreamweaver. For instance: if there is no activity in 200 seconds, then it must logout the user.

AND

How do I change the login text to logout only after a user have logged in?

There is a session autoexpire setting in the php.ini but there are a few caveats to consider.

Depending on your application you may consider augmenting standard php sessions with a database-backed solution.

 

[Moederloos]

There is a session autoexpire setting in the php.ini but there are a few caveats to consider.

Depending on your application you may consider augmenting standard php sessions with a database-backed solution.

w00t! Alzheimer's is being kept at bay!

 

[reech]

if($currClickTime - $lastClickTime > 200) $_SESSION = array();

 

[sn3rd]

Or have a field in a database table for "last activity time" and for each action requiring authentication, check it against the current time

 

[fb1]

You could take a look at the PEAR package HTTP_Session2