Log out when user leaves page

[ChrisX]

Is there anyway that I can make it so that if the user goes to a site outside of mine, without logging out of mine, the user's session variables are removed and the session destroyed? (I'm using cookies sessions).

[Joan Garnet]

Well, I guess you can set the expire date of the cookie to a reasonable time.
For example 5 minutes.
So If the user keeps browsing your site, the cookie will be updated everytime he loads a new page.
If the user don't update that cookie, it'll be removed automatically.
You can also add a loggout button, but people don't use it really...

I hope it helped.
;)

[ChrisX]

Yeah, I got it to work right after I posted this but thanks!

[Joan Garnet]

I would use a session to do this.
It's much better for many reasons.

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<?php
session_start();
$username = "Joan";
$password = "my_pass";
session_register("username","password");
?>

For each page you want to use those variables, you put this code BEFORE ANYTHING on the page:

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<?php
session_start();
?>

byes!