Until the browser is closed, session maintain without cookie in CodeIgniter

Question

I am using codeigniter php framework now in developing backend web application. But session is often expired. My config.php(application/config/ folder) is ;

  $config['sess_driver'] = 'files';
    $config['sess_cookie_name'] = 'ci_session';
    $config['sess_expiration'] = 0;
    $config['sess_save_path'] = NULL;
    $config['sess_match_ip'] = FALSE;
    $config['sess_time_to_update'] = 300;
    $config['sess_regenerate_destroy'] = TRUE;

In codeigniter guide, $config['sess_expiration'] = 0 -> "maintains session until the browser is closed .".

By the way, in my web application, when the user does nothing for a little time (about 30 mins), session is expired, so users must login again.

What shall I set in config.php?

You may have to make an adjustment to the php.ini file, as the default is 24 minutes (1440 seconds). If you are going through a hosting company, they might have a different setting. — cfnerd

Hikmat Sijapati Hikmat Sijapati · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-13T18:21:46

Try it working for me..

Just add $config['sess_expire_on_close'] = TRUE;.

    $config['sess_driver'] = 'files';
    $config['sess_cookie_name'] = 'ci_session';
    $config['sess_expiration'] = 0;
    $config['sess_save_path'] = NULL;
    $config['sess_match_ip'] = FALSE;
    $config['sess_time_to_update'] = 300;
    $config['sess_regenerate_destroy'] = TRUE;
    $config['sess_expire_on_close'] = TRUE;

Until the browser is closed, session maintain without cookie in CodeIgniter

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