https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23247
Summary: Session disappearing causes OpenID login failure
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Version: any
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: major
Priority: Normal
Component: OpenID
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
It is my understanding that if you tick the "Remember my login on this
computer" when you log in normally, your login session should last as long as
$wgCookieExpiration (default 30 days).
On my wiki, regardless of the length of time my cookie is set for, PHP's
garbage collection (or Debian's cron script) will remove PHP sessions older
than gc_maxlifetime, which causes the user to need to log in again - by
default, after 1 hour. Not popular in my office!
It strikes me that there is a dependence on information on the session which
would normally be stored in cookies, and there is a bug here - at the very most
you should get the MW "Your session has expired" error message if your session
were garbage collected.
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