php-doc-en/reference/session/functions/session-cache-expire.xml
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<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id='function.session-cache-expire'>
<refnamediv>
<refname>session_cache_expire</refname>
<refpurpose>Return current cache expire</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>int</type><methodname>session_cache_expire</methodname>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>new_cache_expire</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
<function>session_cache_expire</function> returns the current setting of
<literal>session.cache_expire</literal>.
</para>
<para>
The cache expire is reset to the default value of 180 stored in
<link linkend="ini.session.cache-expire">session.cache_expire</link>
at request startup time. Thus,
you need to call <function>session_cache_expire</function> for every
request (and before <function>session_start</function> is called).
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>new_cache_expire</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
If <parameter>new_cache_expire</parameter> is given, the current cache
expire is replaced with <parameter>new_cache_expire</parameter>.
</para>
<para>
<note>
<simpara>
Setting <parameter>new_cache_expire</parameter> is of value only, if
<literal>session.cache_limiter</literal> is set to a value
<emphasis>different</emphasis> from <literal>nocache</literal>.
</simpara>
</note>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
Returns the current setting of <literal>session.cache_expire</literal>.
The value returned should be read in minutes, defaults to 180.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example>
<title><function>session_cache_expire</function> example</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
/* set the cache limiter to 'private' */
session_cache_limiter('private');
$cache_limiter = session_cache_limiter();
/* set the cache expire to 30 minutes */
session_cache_expire(30);
$cache_expire = session_cache_expire();
/* start the session */
session_start();
echo "The cache limiter is now set to $cache_limiter<br />";
echo "The cached session pages expire after $cache_expire minutes";
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<simplelist>
<member><link linkend="ini.session.cache-expire">session.cache_expire</link></member>
<member><link linkend="ini.session.cache-limiter">session.cache_limiter</link></member>
<member><function>session_cache_limiter</function></member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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