Zend Auth locked session

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i nearly frustrated with how Zend handling session.

here is my case. i write a auth plugin that always check the the user credential utilize Zend_Auth. and when invoke hasIdentity function from zend auth, it will automatically start the session.

and the problem come when i have a long process that i need to execute. the session will lock the request until request completed. i try to release the lock by invoke Zend_Session::writeClose(false), so another request can be executed. but no way for me to start the session again.

is it a bad implementation if i try to resume stoped session?

there is only one session from the start until request execution ended?

thanks.

ps : i can do a little hack here. at the end of auth plugin i write a native php function (session_write_close) and if any controller need to use session again, i start it again with (session_start).

ZF will automatically call session_start when i invoke hasIdentity() from zend auth class. and session_start will lock the session data until script finish. — Jeg Bagus
– Jeg Bagus, Commented Sep 21, 2010 at 14:23
¿Did you ever find a "good solution" for this? I'm running into the same issue. — GomoX
– GomoX, Commented Feb 29, 2012 at 16:10
i think the only "other" solution is to use an "non locking" Session handler (Database? Memcache?) — opHasNoName
– opHasNoName, Commented Mar 1, 2012 at 5:07
try this in bootstrap file register_shutdown_function(array('Zend_Session', 'writeClose'), true); — Pramendra Gupta
– Pramendra Gupta, Commented Mar 8, 2012 at 2:27

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:03:13Z

The easiest solution to this problem is to use a database for session storage. No file locks to worry about (as ArneRie mentined).

Option 1

Use a common PHP extension and a tiny tweak to php.ini:

You can store them on a NFS export or recode the session_set_save_handler using a SQL backend for example. But there is no solution more efficient, more scalable, more performant and easier to deploy than using memcached…

Tutorial: http://www.dotdeb.org/2008/08/25/storing-your-php-sessions-using-memcached/

Option 2

The Zend way, through Zend_Session_SaveHandler_DbTable.

Examples: Zend - Storing Session data in a database

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