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Asked: 2026-05-22T14:33:10+00:00

I’ve created a Recently Viewed Items script that utilizes sessions to insert viewed products

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I’ve created a “Recently Viewed Items” script that utilizes sessions to insert viewed products into a database. Then, If there is a session it will pull the products you have viewed.

But, It seems like the sessions ‘clear’?

Last night I viewed about 10 products and it was successful but I then proceeded to go to sleep. Once I woke up and tested it again, my session did not exist anymore and it created a new session.

Edit: I put my computer to sleep before going to bed last night.

Now, this does not seem optimal but I think I am on the right path to success.

How would you approach this?
Am I utilizing the best resources available to me?

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  1. Editorial Team

    That’s correct, sessions have a timeout value. You can see what settings affect this by referring to the PHP session configuration options.

    As an alternative, you could store it in cookies or a database. With cookies, you have a limited storage capacity. With the database, you can keep the data attached to the user, but it becomes more difficult to support anonymous users.

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