extend session expire time in asp.net

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i have developed a website in asp.net4.0 in this website when user Log in then after 20 minutes automatic session expires and user go to again login page and re login .
i want to extend session state value to 4 hours how it is possible.

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Posted 4-Jul-12 9:05am

rjvranjan80

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Solution 4

Open web.config file from your website and set this parameter.

XML

<system.web>
  <sessionState mode="InProc" timeout="240"></sessionState>
</system.web>

Posted 4-Jul-12 20:06pm

Yatin chauhan

Solution 2

Open web.config and type this code after <system.web> tag:

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<sessionstate timeout="4" mode="InProc"></sessionstate>

HttpSessionState.Timeout Property

Posted 4-Jul-12 10:34am

Abolfazl Beigi

Solution 3

in web.config file setting the timeout property in minutes for 4hr 60*4=240min. write like this

XML

<sessionstate timeout="240" />

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Posted 4-Jul-12 19:07pm

Prosan

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Sandeep Mewara · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-04T09:17:00

Solution 1

Increase the timeout in the Web.Config file:

XML

<system.web>
  <sessionState mode="InProc" timeout="240"></sessionState>
</system.web>

This would set the timeout as 240 minutes for your web application if that's what you really want to set.

Posted 4-Jul-12 9:17am

Sandeep Mewara

Updated 4-Jul-12 9:18am

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