Re: session handler auto log out

From	Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.php
Subject	Re: session handler auto log out
Date	2011-11-22 13:18 -0500
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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On 11/22/2011 10:55 AM, Arno Welzel wrote:
> Jerry Stuckle, 2011-11-22 13:18:
>
>> On 11/22/2011 6:09 AM, Arno Welzel wrote:
>>> Jerry Stuckle, 2011-11-21 18:46:
>>>
>>>> On 11/21/2011 9:31 AM, Arno Welzel wrote:
>>>>> Jerry Stuckle, 2011-11-21 15:13:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 11/21/2011 9:07 AM, Arno Welzel wrote:
>>>>>>> DavidB, 2011-11-19 23:49:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Is there a way to model a session handler to auto logout after a specified
>>>>>>>> period of time without refreshing the page? Something similar to a bank
>>>>>>>> website that auto logs me out and redirects me to another page.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you want to force the client to redirect the user to another page as
>>>>>>> soon as the session on the *server* times out you must do periodically
>>>>>>> checks on the client e.g. using AJAX.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Which is not what the op wants.  But both Denis and myself already
>>>>>> pointed this out two days ago.  What's your point?
>>>>>
>>>>> Using AJAX is not "refreshing the page". You just said "needs a request"
>>>>> and AJAX is a way to do a request.
>>>>
>>>> It is a way which will NOT work.
>>>
>>> Why?
>>
>> Because the AJAX call will reset the session timer, so the session will
>> never time out.
>
> And where did i say that the AJAX call should be *before* the session
> times out?
>

Backpeddling, huh?

> And even if it is implemented this way - why should it not be possible
> to implement a server side script which responds to the AJAX calls and
> checks the existing session without resetting the session timeout?
>

Backpeddling, huh?

> Hint: It is also possible to implement a session handling on your own.
>

Yup, not easy to do, though.

>> It also requires javascript running on the client, which may or may not
>> be the case.
>
> In this case the automatic redirect will not occur, but the session will
> time out anyway.
>

Sure.  As it will if you don't use AJAX at all.

>> And I did not say "refresh the page".  I said "needs a request".  I
>> didn't say what KIND of request.
>
> So using AJAX to send a request is fine ;-)
>
>
>

ROFLMAO!  No, I didn't say AJAX was OK.

Wise up.  You were wrong, but refuse to admit it.

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session handler auto log out DavidB <davidbrotman2768@gmail.com> - 2011-11-19 14:49 -0800
  Re: session handler auto log out Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-11-19 18:29 -0500
  Re: session handler auto log out Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2011-11-20 00:11 +0000
  Re: session handler auto log out Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2011-11-21 15:07 +0100
    Re: session handler auto log out Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-11-21 09:13 -0500
      Re: session handler auto log out Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2011-11-21 15:31 +0100
        Re: session handler auto log out Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-11-21 12:46 -0500
          Re: session handler auto log out Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2011-11-22 12:09 +0100
            Re: session handler auto log out The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-11-22 11:18 +0000
              Re: session handler auto log out Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-11-22 07:20 -0500
                Re: session handler auto log out Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2011-11-22 13:29 +0000
            Re: session handler auto log out Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-11-22 07:18 -0500
              Re: session handler auto log out Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2011-11-22 16:55 +0100
                Re: session handler auto log out Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-11-22 13:18 -0500
                Re: session handler auto log out Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2011-11-23 10:17 +0100
                Re: session handler auto log out Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-11-23 06:12 -0500
                Re: session handler auto log out Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2011-11-23 16:04 +0100
                Re: session handler auto log out Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-11-23 10:39 -0500
                Re: session handler auto log out Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2011-11-23 18:58 +0000
                Re: session handler auto log out Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2011-11-23 20:42 +0100
                Re: session handler auto log out Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2011-11-23 23:07 +0000
                Re: session handler auto log out Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-11-23 23:57 -0500
                Re: session handler auto log out Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2011-11-24 09:53 +0100
                Re: session handler auto log out Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2011-11-24 11:19 +0100
                Re: session handler auto log out Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2011-11-24 09:47 +0100
                Re: session handler auto log out Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2011-11-23 02:09 +0000
                Re: session handler auto log out Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2011-11-23 10:22 +0100
                Re: session handler auto log out Erwin Moller <Since_humans_read_this_I_am_spammed_too_much@spamyourself.com> - 2011-11-23 10:55 +0100
                Re: session handler auto log out Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2011-11-23 18:53 +0000
                Re: session handler auto log out Erwin Moller <Since_humans_read_this_I_am_spammed_too_much@spamyourself.com> - 2011-11-25 10:40 +0100
                Re: session handler auto log out Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2011-11-26 18:36 +0000
    Re: session handler auto log out Erwin Moller <Since_humans_read_this_I_am_spammed_too_much@spamyourself.com> - 2011-11-21 15:41 +0100
      Re: session handler auto log out Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2011-11-21 16:06 +0100

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