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<div id="preamble"><h1>Apache Module mod_session</h1>
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-<p><span>Available Languages: </span><a href="../en/mod/mod_session.html" title="English"> en </a></p>
+<p><span>Available Languages: </span><a href="../en/mod/mod_session.html" title="English"> en </a> |
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<table class="module"><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Session support</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
environment variables and HTTP headers, as appropriate.</p>
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-<div id="quickview"><h3 class="directives">Directives</h3>
-<ul id="toc">
-<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#session">Session</a></li>
-<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#sessionenv">SessionEnv</a></li>
-<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#sessionexclude">SessionExclude</a></li>
-<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#sessionheader">SessionHeader</a></li>
-<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#sessioninclude">SessionInclude</a></li>
-<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#sessionmaxage">SessionMaxAge</a></li>
-</ul>
-<h3>Topics</h3>
+<div id="quickview"><h3>Topics</h3>
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<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#whatisasession">What is a session?</a></li>
<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#whocanuseasession">Who can use a session?</a></li>
<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#cookieprivacy">Cookie Privacy</a></li>
<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#authentication">Session Support for Authentication</a></li>
<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#integration">Integrating Sessions with External Applications</a></li>
-</ul><h3>See also</h3>
+</ul><h3 class="directives">Directives</h3>
+<ul id="toc">
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#session">Session</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#sessionenv">SessionEnv</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#sessionexclude">SessionExclude</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#sessionexpiryupdateinterval">SessionExpiryUpdateInterval</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#sessionheader">SessionHeader</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#sessioninclude">SessionInclude</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#sessionmaxage">SessionMaxAge</a></li>
+</ul>
+<h3>Bugfix checklist</h3><ul class="seealso"><li><a href="https://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.4">httpd changelog</a></li><li><a href="https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?bug_status=__open__&list_id=144532&product=Apache%20httpd-2&query_format=specific&order=changeddate%20DESC%2Cpriority%2Cbug_severity&component=mod_session">Known issues</a></li><li><a href="https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi?product=Apache%20httpd-2&component=mod_session">Report a bug</a></li></ul><h3>See also</h3>
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<li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_session_cookie.html">mod_session_cookie</a></code></li>
<li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_session_crypto.html">mod_session_crypto</a></code></li>
<li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_session_dbd.html">mod_session_dbd</a></code></li>
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<h2><a name="whatisasession" id="whatisasession">What is a session?</a></h2>
SessionCryptoPassphrase secret
SessionCookieName session path=/
AuthFormProvider file
-AuthUserFile conf/passwd
+AuthUserFile "conf/passwd"
AuthType form
-AuthName realm
+AuthName "realm"
#...</pre>
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session from or writing the session to the chosen storage mechanism is handled
by the <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_session.html">mod_session</a></code> modules and corresponding configuration.
</dd>
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+
<dt>Applications behind <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_proxy.html">mod_proxy</a></code></dt>
<dd>If the <code class="directive"><a href="#sessionheader">SessionHeader</a></code>
directive is used to define an HTTP request header, the session, encoded as
above, any encryption or decryption, and the reading the session from or
writing the session to the chosen storage mechanism is handled by the
<code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_session.html">mod_session</a></code> modules and corresponding configuration.</dd>
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+
<dt>Standalone applications</dt>
<dd>Applications might choose to manipulate the session outside the control
of the Apache HTTP server. In this case, it is the responsibility of the
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>SessionExclude <var>path</var></code></td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>none</code></td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config, virtual host, directory, .htaccess</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:</a></th><td>AuthConfig</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_session</td></tr>
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directive does not set the <var>path</var> attribute, which must be
configured separately.</p></div>
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+<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
+<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="SessionExpiryUpdateInterval" id="SessionExpiryUpdateInterval">SessionExpiryUpdateInterval</a> <a name="sessionexpiryupdateinterval" id="sessionexpiryupdateinterval">Directive</a></h2>
+<table class="directive">
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Define the number of seconds a session's expiry may change without
+the session being updated</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>SessionExpiryUpdateInterval <var>interval</var></code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>SessionExpiryUpdateInterval 0 (always update)</code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config, virtual host, directory, .htaccess</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:</a></th><td>AuthConfig</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_session</td></tr>
+</table>
+ <p>The <code class="directive">SessionExpiryUpdateInterval</code> directive allows
+ sessions to avoid the cost associated with writing the session each request
+ when only the expiry time has changed. This can be used to make a website
+ more efficient or reduce load on a database when using
+ <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_session_dbd.html">mod_session_dbd</a></code>. The session is always written if the data
+ stored in the session has changed or the expiry has changed by more than the
+ configured interval.</p>
+
+ <p>Setting the interval to zero disables this directive, and the session
+ expiry is refreshed for each request.</p>
+
+ <p>This directive only has an effect when combined with
+ <code class="directive"><a href="#sessionmaxage">SessionMaxAge</a></code> to enable session
+ expiry. Sessions without an expiry are only written when the data stored in
+ the session has changed.</p>
+
+ <div class="warning"><h3>Warning</h3>
+ <p>Because the session expiry may not be refreshed with each request, it's
+ possible for sessions to expire up to <var>interval</var> seconds early.
+ Using a small interval usually provides sufficient savings while having a
+ minimal effect on expiry resolution.</p></div>
+
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<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="SessionHeader" id="SessionHeader">SessionHeader</a> <a name="sessionheader" id="sessionheader">Directive</a></h2>
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