"Jeffrey W. Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Fri, 28 Jul 2000, Eddy Vernay wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a problem with the Apache::Session module.
> >
> > Before, I was using the version 0.15 of this module. In this version, we can
> > use the SESSION_LIFETIME variable to define how long the session stays valid
> > after the last request to the server.
> >
> > I tried to update the Apache::Session module with the last version (1.51).
> > But I can't find the same variable, either anyone else which can do the same
> > thing.
> >
> > Is this fonction not supported anymore by the Apache::Session module? And
> > what must I do to use it if it still exists?
>
> The function no longer exists. Apache::Session does not pretend to manage
> the interaction between your web server and your clients, only your web
> server and your backing store.
If you are using a database that allows it (I use Postgres) you could
add a timestamp to your table definition that gets automatically set
to the current time whenever anything modifies the table. You could
have your cleanup handler do a
'DELETE FROM sessions WHERE ((now() - timestamp) > foo);
type thing...
Or subclass Apache::Session and have it do what you want.
--
Piers
