====== ADOdb_Session::lifetime======
~~NOTOC~~
<WRAP right box>
==Syntax==
  int ADOdb_Session::lifetime(
    optional int $lifeTime
    )
</WRAP>
===== Description =======
The **static** method //**lifeTime**// sets or gets the maximum lifetime of the session connection in seconds. Setting the value overrides the default, which is determined by the value of the //**session.gc_maxlifetime**// in the php.ini file

The value must be set **//before//** [[v5:session:reference:config|config()]] is called
 
=====Use As A Getter=====
When used without parameters it returns the currently set value
=====Usage=====
<code php>


include_once 'adodb/adodb.inc.php';
include_once "adodb/session/adodb-session2.php";

/*
* Sets the session lifetime to 10 minutes
*/
ADOdb_Session::lifetime(600);
ADOdb_Session::config($driver,$host,$user,$pass,$database);


</code>