On Mon, 2008-10-27 at 09:56 -0500, Afan Pasalic wrote: > Stut wrote: > > On 27 Oct 2008, at 14:10, Afan Pasalic wrote: > >> I'm sorry for posting this more javascript then php question, but > >> it's somehow php related. > >> here is the issue: very often people close the window/tab without > >> logging out. I need solution how to "recognize" when [x] is clicked > >> (or File >> Close) and kill the session before the window/tab is closed. > >> > >> few years ago, before firefox and tabs, I solved this by javascript > >> and onClose() as a part of body tag. now, it doesn't work anymore. > >> > >> any suggestion/opinion/experience? > > > > That event should still fire regardless of whether it's a window, tab > > or iframe. It refers to the page closing, not the window. However, any > > event that fires when the user leaves a page (either by clicking on a > > link or closing the window) is likely to be prevented by popup > > blockers, so you can't rely on it working at all. > > > > A sensible session timeout is the only real solution to this "issue", > > possibly aided by a periodic keepalive request. > > > > -Stut > > > > as you said, I was asked by pop-up blocker to allow this "event". I can > use it - in case there is no popup blocker but in general, as you said, > can't rely on this. > > session timeout will do the jobe. not exactly the way I want but... > > thanks. > > afan > You could set the timeout to a low value, and have the browser make AJAX requests at an interval less than this. If you don't get your session update request from the browser, you can deem it as crashed or closed. Ash www.ashleysheridan.co.uk -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
