#45871 [Opn->Fbk]: session.gc_max_lifetime max value?

 ID:               45871
 Updated by:       [email protected]
 Reported By:      brett at pineconehill dot com
-Status:           Open
+Status:           Feedback
 Bug Type:         Session related
 Operating System: Debian Etch/Lenny (2 machines)
 PHP Version:      5.2.6
 New Comment:

Thank you for this bug report. To properly diagnose the problem, we
need a short but complete example script to be able to reproduce
this bug ourselves. 

A proper reproducing script starts with <?php and ends with ?>,
is max. 10-20 lines long and does not require any external 
resources such as databases, etc. If the script requires a 
database to demonstrate the issue, please make sure it creates 
all necessary tables, stored procedures etc.

Please avoid embedding huge scripts into the report.




Previous Comments:
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[2008-08-20 19:46:24] brett at pineconehill dot com

Description:
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While debugging session time out issues, I set the
"session.gc_maxlifetime' option in php.ini to 15778463 (6 months)  In
doing so, after restarting the server, of course, I was not able to log
on to my test site at all.  This was the only setting that was changed. 


I lowered the value until I reached a range that would allow logins
again.  Lowering the value to 2400000 allowed a log in to occur.  It
seems that somewhere around the 2500000 range is when it stopped
permitting logins.

Logins are authenticated via a MySQL database.

It appears as if an unsigned value is accidentally being treated as a
signed one.

Reproduce code:
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session.gc_maxlifetime = 15778463

Expected result:
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Logins would be allowed, and sessions would not expire within 6 months,
as part of session troubleshooting.



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