Set Session Expiration Time Manually-CodeIgniter

Question

How can I set session expiration time dynamically in codeigniter?

For example, if a user logs in and has the role of admin, the expiration time should b

Answer 1

In your login functionality just after user credentials have been verified you can check if user is admin and set different sessions accordingly. Something along these lines

session->sess_expiration = 14400; // 4 Hours

}else{

// For ordinary users
$this->session->sess_expiration = 1800; // 30 minutes 
   

}
$this->session->sess_expire_on_close = FALSE;