The Moodle system settings
In addition to caching, Moodle offers a wide range of system-related performance settings that are set at various places in the Site administration section.
Session handling
A session is initiated for each user who authenticates against Moodle. This also applies to guests. There are a number of relevant settings, which can be found by going to Server | Session handling:
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Setting |
Description |
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Use the database for session handling |
By default, session information is stored in the filesystem. On larger installations or a system that makes use of a clustered environment, it is recommended that you store the information in the Moodle database instead. |
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Timeout |
The period for which a session is kept open when there hasn't been any activity. |
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Cookie prefix |
This setting is only relevant if you run more than a single Moodle instance on the same web server and try to open instances of both in the same web browser. If this is the case, give the cookie a name on each... |
