SessionHandlerInterface::gc
(PHP 5 >= 5.4.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)
SessionHandlerInterface::gc — Cleanup old sessions
Description
$max_lifetime
): int|falseCleans up expired sessions. Called by session_start(), based on session.gc_divisor, session.gc_probability and session.gc_maxlifetime settings.
Parameters
-
max_lifetime
-
Sessions that have not updated for the last
max_lifetime
seconds will be removed.
Return Values
Returns the number of deleted sessions on success, or false
on failure.
Note this value is returned internally to PHP for processing.
Changelog
Version | Description |
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7.1.0 |
Prior to this version, the function returned true on success.
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