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Client Sessions
- Thread starter Komil13
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You should use CFLOCK whenever you write or read a session (see FAQ faq232-1166 for example). There are some good tutorials about securing applications with sessions on sites like CFHub (try or WebMonkey or especially the documentation that comes with ColdFusion server.
Do you have a specific place in your application that is giving you trouble?
Do you have a specific place in your application that is giving you trouble?
markSaunders
Programmer
depends on your server config/expectations of client config etc.
see text on cookies/session variables in most CF books (esp. Wrox press)
main points at a glance:
session cookies consume space on the server
session cookies lost if server is restarted.
cookies stored on the client machine
. accessible to other users of that machine)
cookies depend on client having them allowed (is default) on their browser.
database storage = consuming resources on server (not advisable if a site with many one off visitors)
m Mark Saunders
see text on cookies/session variables in most CF books (esp. Wrox press)
main points at a glance:
session cookies consume space on the server
session cookies lost if server is restarted.
cookies stored on the client machine
. accessible to other users of that machine)cookies depend on client having them allowed (is default) on their browser.
database storage = consuming resources on server (not advisable if a site with many one off visitors)
m Mark Saunders
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