Session deletion lifetime

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Are PHP sessions automatically destroyed after the browser is closed, or do they stay on the server for ever, and are later accessible by the Server Cookie Id? (in case you do not destroy them before the browser exit).

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 11 '12 at 18:59

The session cookie usually called PHPSESSID is destoryed with the closing of the browser. However the actual data files remain on the server until they are deleted. But, they are impossible to find without that PHPSESSID cookie reference so for all practicality, they are gone with the closing of the browser.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:21

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Sessions are deleted by Garbage collector. Lifetime can be adjusted by session.gc_maxlifetime. See also this

edited May 23 '17 at 12:21

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