NAME Apache2::WebApp::Plugin::Session::File - Plugin providing session storage SYNOPSIS my $obj = $c->plugin('Session')->method( ... ); # Apache2::WebApp::Plugin::Session->method() or $c->plugin('Session')->method( ... ); DESCRIPTION Store persistent data on the filesystem while maintaining a stateful session using web browser cookies. PREREQUISITES This package is part of a larger distribution and was NOT intended to be used directly. In order for this plugin to work properly, the following packages must be installed: Apache2::WebApp Apache2::WebApp::Plugin::Cookie Apache2::WebApp::Plugin::Session Apache::Session::File Apache::Session::Lock::File Params::Validate INSTALLATION From source: $ tar xfz Apache2-WebApp-Plugin-Session-File-0.X.X.tar.gz $ perl MakeFile.PL PREFIX=~/path/to/custom/dir LIB=~/path/to/custom/lib $ make $ make test $ make install Perl one liner using CPAN.pm: $ perl -MCPAN -e 'install Apache2::WebApp::Plugin::Session::File' Use of CPAN.pm in interactive mode: $> perl -MCPAN -e shell cpan> install Apache2::WebApp::Plugin::Session::File cpan> quit Just like the manual installation of Perl modules, the user may need root access during this process to insure write permission is allowed within the installation directory. CONFIGURATION Unless it already exists, add the following to your projects *webapp.conf* [session] storage_type = file expires = 1h OBJECT METHODS Please refer to Apache2::WebApp::Plugin::Session for method info. SEE ALSO Apache2::WebApp, Apache2::WebApp::Plugin, Apache2::WebApp::Plugin::Cookie, Apache2::WebApp::Plugin::Session, Apache::Session, Apache::Session::File, Apache::Session::Lock::File AUTHOR Marc S. Brooks, - COPYRIGHT This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See