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<refentry xml:id="function.session-cache-expire" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>session_cache_expire</refname>
  <refpurpose>Get and/or set current cache expire</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type class="union"><type>int</type><type>false</type></type><methodname>session_cache_expire</methodname>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type class="union"><type>int</type><type>null</type></type><parameter>value</parameter><initializer>&null;</initializer></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   <function>session_cache_expire</function> returns the current setting of
   <literal>session.cache_expire</literal>. 
  </para>
  <para>
   The cache expire is reset to the default value of 180 stored in
   <link linkend="ini.session.cache-expire">session.cache_expire</link>
   at request startup time. Thus,
   you need to call <function>session_cache_expire</function> for every
   request (and before <function>session_start</function> is called).
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>value</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       If <parameter>value</parameter> is given and not &null;, the current cache
       expire is replaced with <parameter>value</parameter>.
      </para>
      <para>
       <note>
        <simpara>
         Setting <parameter>value</parameter> is of value only, if
         <literal>session.cache_limiter</literal> is set to a value
         <emphasis>different</emphasis> from <literal>nocache</literal>.
        </simpara>
       </note>
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   Returns the current setting of <literal>session.cache_expire</literal>.
   The value returned should be read in minutes, defaults to 180.
   On failure to change the value, &false; is returned.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="changelog">
  &reftitle.changelog;
  <informaltable>
   <tgroup cols="2">
    <thead>
     <row>
      <entry>&Version;</entry>
      <entry>&Description;</entry>
     </row>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
     <row>
      <entry>8.0.0</entry>
      <entry>
       <parameter>value</parameter> is nullable now.
      </entry>
     </row>
    </tbody>
   </tgroup>
  </informaltable>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title><function>session_cache_expire</function> example</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php

/* set the cache limiter to 'private' */

session_cache_limiter('private');
$cache_limiter = session_cache_limiter();

/* set the cache expire to 30 minutes */
session_cache_expire(30);
$cache_expire = session_cache_expire();

/* start the session */

session_start();

echo "The cache limiter is now set to $cache_limiter<br />";
echo "The cached session pages expire after $cache_expire minutes";
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><link linkend="ini.session.cache-expire">session.cache_expire</link></member>
    <member><link linkend="ini.session.cache-limiter">session.cache_limiter</link></member>
    <member><function>session_cache_limiter</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

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