Re: [mv] Sessions Expiring Prematurely

[cfm@maine.com]

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On Wed, May 10, 2000 at 11:15:55PM -0500, Rizen wrote:
> ******    message to minivend-users from "Rizen" <rizen@deadearth.com>     ******
> 
> Got a tough one for you:
> 
> Minivend 3.14-4
> Apache 1.3.11
> MySQL 3.23.10
> RH Linux 6.1
> 
> I've built a site which requires my users to be logged in
> the entire time they are on the site. They log in within the
> first couple of pages and then stay logged in through the
> duration of their visit.
> 
> The problem I have is that the sessions seem to randomly
> expire on the users, and then they are forced to log in
> again. What happens is that the session id changes, and then
> of course, all of the variables that the user has compiled
> in their session, are wiped clean. It seems to happen more
> frequently with IE than Netscape. Also, when it happens, all
> of the cookies that have been set from my site are deleted
> from their cookies file.

I don't know how a typical user could expire a session.  That 
is initiated on the system side.  More likely the user is 
initiating a new session.  Are you sure about the "expire" part?
Maybe it's a new feature with which I'm unfamiliar.

If it is an issue of a new session, you should start by
checking your web server logs in detail.  Look for indications
of multiple windows, going back, proxies and caches (to start).


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Christopher F. Miller, Publisher                             cfm@maine.com
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