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Diffstat (limited to 'actionpack/lib')
| -rwxr-xr-x | actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb | 19 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | actionpack/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb | 6 |
2 files changed, 17 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb index 07fed278e2..5249fd035a 100755 --- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb +++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb @@ -162,17 +162,26 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc: # For removing objects from the session, you can either assign a single key to nil, like <tt>session[:person] = nil</tt>, or you can # remove the entire session with reset_session. # - # By default, sessions are stored on the file system in <tt>RAILS_ROOT/tmp/sessions</tt>. Any object can be placed in the session - # (as long as it can be Marshalled). But remember that 1000 active sessions each storing a 50kb object could lead to a 50MB store on the filesystem. - # In other words, think carefully about size and caching before resorting to the use of the session on the filesystem. + # Sessions are stored in a browser cookie that's crytographically signed, but unencrypted, by default. This prevents + # the user from tampering with the session but also allows him to see its contents. # - # An alternative to storing sessions on disk is to use ActiveRecordStore to store sessions in your database, which can solve problems - # caused by storing sessions in the file system and may speed up your application. To use ActiveRecordStore, uncomment the line: + # Do not put secret information in session! + # + # Other options for session storage are: + # + # ActiveRecordStore: sessions are stored in your database, which works better than PStore with multiple app servers and, + # unlike CookieStore, hides your session contents from the user. To use ActiveRecordStore, set # # config.action_controller.session_store = :active_record_store # # in your <tt>environment.rb</tt> and run <tt>rake db:sessions:create</tt>. # + # MemCacheStore: sessions are stored as entries in your memcached cache. Set the session store type in <tt>environment.rb</tt>: + # + # config.action_controller.session_store = :mem_cache_store + # + # This assumes that memcached has been installed and configured properly. See the MemCacheStore docs for more information. + # # == Responses # # Each action results in a response, which holds the headers and document to be sent to the user's browser. The actual response diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb index 207db90c83..fabb6e7f60 100644 --- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb +++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb @@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc: end module ClassMethods - # Set the session store to be used for keeping the session data between requests. The default is using the - # file system, but you can also specify one of the other included stores (:active_record_store, :drb_store, - # :mem_cache_store, or :memory_store) or use your own class. + # Set the session store to be used for keeping the session data between requests. By default, sessions are stored + # in browser cookies (:cookie_store), but you can also specify one of the other included stores + # (:active_record_store, :p_store, drb_store, :mem_cache_store, or :memory_store) or your own custom class. def session_store=(store) ActionController::CgiRequest::DEFAULT_SESSION_OPTIONS[:database_manager] = store.is_a?(Symbol) ? CGI::Session.const_get(store == :drb_store ? "DRbStore" : store.to_s.camelize) : store |