By default, session data will last for 24 minutes or 1440 seconds in PHP. But if you want, you can change the duration by modifying the value of gc_maxlifetime directive in php.ini file.
To set the session time for 30 minutes, open php.ini file and set the value of gc_maxlifetime directive as follows,
gc_maxlifetime = 1800
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