17 Jul Fix to Joomla Session Lifetime Issue

When you will login to the Joomla website for the first time as an admin, then you may get an error, which automatically redirects you from the Control Panel and force you to login as an admin again. This is Joomla session lifetime issues, which can be easily adjusted. Let’s see how to solve the issue.

To adjust the Session Lifetime in Joomla 3.0:

Log into your Joomla 3.0 Administrator Control Panel.

In the left menu, click the link Global Configuration.

Within the list of tabs at the top of the page, click System.

Towards the bottom of the page, under the Session Settings header you’ll find the Session Lifetime setting. Make your desired changes, and then click the Save button in the top left of the page.

The value you enter for the Joomla Session Lifetime is in minutes. Set the value to 60, if you want to allow your users to stay logged in for up to one hour after being idle on your website.

Always remember, the setting affects both session for the front end of your website and the backend.Through this, easily solve the above Joomla Session Lifetime problem.