SessionHandlerInterface::gc

Cleanup old sessions

&reftitle.description; public ``int``false```SessionHandlerInterface::gc` `int` `max_lifetime`

Cleans up expired sessions. Called by `session_start`, based on session.gc_divisor, session.gc_probability and session.gc_maxlifetime settings.

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`max_lifetime`

- Sessions that have not updated for the last `max_lifetime` seconds will be removed.

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Returns the number of deleted sessions on success, &return.falseforfailure;. Note this value is returned internally to PHP for processing.

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&Version; | &Description;
7.1.0 | Prior to this version, the function returned &true; on success.