Remember login vs User session lifetime

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  1. toddro

    toddro aMember Pro Customer

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    Can someone explain to me how the "Remember login" setting interacts with the "User session lifetime" setting? If I set the "Remember period" to 7 days and the "User session lifetime" to 120 minutes, when will the user be logged out of their account (provided they click the "stay logged in" box)? After 7 days or 120 minutes?

    I don't understand how these 2 values coexist.

    Thanks.
  2. caesar

    caesar aMember Pro Developer Staff Member

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    Hello,

    Answer to our question is 7 days.

    Option "User session lifetime" works if user did not check "stay logged in" box. User will be logged out after 120 minutes of inactivity.

    Best Regards.
  3. toddro

    toddro aMember Pro Customer

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    Got it. Thanks.
  4. toddro

    toddro aMember Pro Customer

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    If I leave "User session lifetime" blank does that mean Amember will never log the user off?
  5. caesar

    caesar aMember Pro Developer Staff Member

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    If you leave it empty then default value (120 minutes) is used.
  6. toddro

    toddro aMember Pro Customer

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    Is there a way to disable this function?
  7. toddro

    toddro aMember Pro Customer

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    Also, how is this done? Is this a cron job that Amember runs? It appears to run every minute.
  8. caesar

    caesar aMember Pro Developer Staff Member

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    1. I am afraid it is not possible to disable this function.
    2. It is php session expiration time.

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