As I see, it your problem is not a perl problem but a business problem.

As BUU as mentioned HTTP does not lend itself to this type of business procedure, and as so, a re-think of the goal of your project is on the cards.

The only way of doing this is, each page view issues a token, and takes the delta from the previous view. If the delta is > n then you start/stop/reset your timing calculation.

This is ultimately flawed as it relies on the user keeping their cookie, if a user throws it away, then the process will fall apart.

Probably the best way to make cash off the web is subscription.

Think about this: Of your extensive travels of the internet (web), which is a well mature product, how many sites have you come across that use a time based algorithm to make money, and how many subscriptions sites have you seen?

In reply to Re: How should a timed session be implemented? by Ryszard
in thread How should a timed session be implemented? by soon_j

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