Laravel session expiration applies to each session.

Question

Can we set expiration time for each session in Laravel?

If possible, how can we set the expiration time through the controller for each session we create? Thanks.

Answer 1

Please change SESSION_LIFETIME= (duration in minutes) to the value in the .env file.

Answer 2

You can change the lifetime of the session globally by changing the lifetime value in the config/session.php file:

/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Session Lifetime
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| Here you may specify the number of minutes that you wish the session
| to be allowed to remain idle before it expires. If you want them
| to immediately expire on the browser closing, set that option.
|
*/

'lifetime' => 4320,
'expire_on_close' => false,

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Now, if you want to control the session lifetime for each user, you need to set this value before the user logs in.

You need to make the above changes in LoginController.