how to avoid session timeout in web.config

Question

What should I write in web config file in asp.net so that my session time is extended. and please tell me the exact location where should I place the code in web config

Answer 1

If you are trying to stop the session from timeing out all the time you can do this rather than increasing the session timeout.

KeepAlive.aspx

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeBehind="KeepAlive.aspx.cs" Inherits="Pages.KeepAlive" %>


<%@ OutputCache Location="None" VaryByParam="None" %>


    


    

    

    KEEP ALIVE
    
    

Keep Alive.aspx.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;

namespace Pages
{
    /// 

    /// Page to keep the session alive
    /// 
    public partial class KeepAlive : System.Web.UI.Page
    {
        //- EVENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        #region Events

        /// 

        /// Page Load
        /// 
        /// object
        /// args
        protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            try
            {
                //Add refresh header to refresh the page 60 seconds before session timeout
                Response.AddHeader("Refresh", Convert.ToString((Session.Timeout * 60) - 60));
            }
            catch (Exception)
            {
                throw;
            }
        }

        #endregion Events

        //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    }
}

Then in your master page create an iFrame that refreshes to keep the session alive