issue

[jkcerda]

for some reason, my forum at times only shows the person logged in, I had a few guys all be looged in and they dont show under the "whos online"

its a small forum, so, it looks empty at times, :confused:

[Lynne]

Check your session time in boptions > cookies > session timeout. Default is 900 seconds or 15 minutes. You may want to change that.

[jkcerda]

Check your session time in boptions > cookies > session timeout. Default is 900 seconds or 15 minutes. You may want to change that.

I have that set at 3600.

yes I know it shows them in a post as being "on" when they are not there.

issue is , there have been a few guys in the forum at the same time and they DONT show up on the "whos online"

[Lynne]

You are talking about the online.php page? So they show up on the list at the bottom of the index.php page, but at the same time don't show up on the online.php page at all?

[jkcerda]

You are talking about the online.php page? So they show up on the list at the bottom of the index.php page, but at the same time don't show up on the online.php page at all?

it comes & goes really quick, both a MOD and myself have been online and his profile will be be gone quick, give it a few mins and hes back:confused:

[Lynne]

You didn't really answer my question. I'm trying to figure out if this happens on only one page (online.php), or both pages (online.php and index.php).

And, when you say "his profile" will be gone, are you saying it is only one particular person who will suddenly disappear from whatever list you are talking about?

[jkcerda]

You didn't really answer my question. I'm trying to figure out if this happens on only one page (online.php), or both pages (online.php and index.php).

And, when you say "his profile" will be gone, are you saying it is only one particular person who will suddenly disappear from whatever list you are talking about?

sorry , noob here,,,index PHP
member was there 10 mins ago, he just posted, now hes gone and I have time out set at 3600.

[Lynne]

OK, so they only disappear from the index.php page? Not from the online.php?

And when a user disappears, does everyone disappear from the list, or only the one user?

Also, you realize that if someone actually logs off (clicks Logout), then they are removed from all of the lists (either the index.php list or the online.php list, forumdisplay user list, showthread user list, etc) no matter what the session time out is set to.

[jkcerda]

OK, so they only disappear from the index.php page? Not from the online.php?

And when a user disappears, does everyone disappear from the list, or only the one user?

Also, you realize that if someone actually logs off (clicks Logout), then they are removed from all of the lists (either the index.php list or the online.php list, forumdisplay user list, showthread user list, etc) no matter what the session time out is set to.

I have another forum where that does not happen, its running on 3.7.0, and the issue is with 3.8.3.

if a member logs off (tried this even cleared cookies) they name appears still in the whos online , takes 1 hour for them to dissapear after no activity at all.

BTW, thanks for your patience & help,

[Lynne]

I tested it on my 3.8.1 forum and once I logged out, I was no longer shown on the index.php page or the online.php page. If that isn't what you want and you want it how it was on 3.7, then you'll have to find the code that was changed between the two versions and change it back.

[jkcerda]

I tested it on my 3.8.1 forum and once I logged out, I was no longer shown on the index.php page or the online.php page. If that isn't what you want and you want it how it was on 3.7, then you'll have to find the code that was changed between the two versions and change it back.

ouch, not worth the trouble, it does help in those lonely days when theres hardly anyone around:o

thanks.