how do i notify users when their sessions has timed out

OOoooh. That is a really good idea. Was just looking at how to do this myself and was stuck. But that is a really cool plan. Not sure how to do that in js but it is a good sounding approach. Thanks.

Paul.

jQuery AJAX POST to a controller, return JSON encoded reply, have the JS pop a modal at the right time for the user to maintain the session (with a count down so the user has a sense of "I should take care of this").
I do jQuery AJAX calls all of the time, it isn't that difficult, pretty sure you'll get it

This wouldn't work because the ajax post to the controller would automatically extend the session, unless you're not autoloading the session, which I think is rare for people who use sessions.

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