Session extend

Backlight Customization
#1

Can I extend or save the session?
I increased ‘SESSION_DURATION_SECONDS’ but it was discarded (iPhone Safari&Chrome).
Would like to hold it for 1-3 days if possible.
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#2

This isn’t user-configurable. Where did you change SESSION_DURATION_SECONDS?

#3

Thank you for your reply.
I rewrote the PHP file directly.
backlight/modules/module-framework/FrameworkConfig.php
‘SESSION_DURATION_SECONDS’ => 7200,←86400

#4

Changing any code is discouraged. The settings returned by getDefines() and getSettings() can be overridden via the backlight/env.php file. To use it, rename the file backlight/env.php.skel to backlight/env.php, if you hadn’t done so previously, then either uncomment and edit an existing setting, or if not already in that file, add it.

For example, to set the SESSION_DURATION_SECONDS to 86400, change env.php so that the top of it looks like this:

<?php


define('SESSION_DURATION_SECONDS', 86400);

/*
 * Block redirection from http to https.
 * Enable below if you have configured your site to provide automatic redirection and have encountered issues with https.
 */

//define('BLOCK_HTTPS_REDIRECTION', true);

Having said that, session duration in PHP is more of an art than a science, and I’m not surprised that increasing this value hasn’t had the desired effect. Our sessions aren’t designed to last for days.

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#5

I understand.
The problem that was only occurring on the iPhone seems to be reset on the OS side(when on long sleep?).