Re: This is a total php newbie question [message #175684 is a reply to message #175682] |
Wed, 19 October 2011 16:21 |
The Natural Philosoph
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Bill B wrote:
> On 10/18/2011 6:42 PM, sheldonlg wrote:
>> Here is a scenario:
>> 1 - User does this and gets a page with a link to a download which does
>> the download.
>> 2 - He doesn't click the that link on that page until 25 hours later.
>> Note, he has not closed his browser or that page.
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>> How are you going to know that more than 24 hours have passed? You need
>> to do something that will be similar to a timed logout.
>>
>> Something to think about.
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> I do not know the answer to that specific question, but it raises, for
> me, the question of how much extreme testing ought to be done to test
> the limits of code and browser behavior.
>
its simple: you set a cookie and time it to expire.
If they come back with a valid cooklie, they are still 'in a live session'
Pretty sure this is all wrapped up inside the php session structures.
Ye. You can do all that with PHP sessions. All in the manual.
> Is there a generally accepted standard, does it vary by circumstance,
> does anyone have personal practices that have served them well?
>
Sessions.
> Bill B
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