use CGI::sesssion::File;
use CGI;

my $cgi = new CGI;      
my $sid = $cgi->cookie(SESSION_COOKIE) || $cgi->param("sid") || undef;

//creating a new session 
my $session = new CGI::Session::File(undef
{LockDirectory=>"/tmp",
Directory=>"/tmp"}) or die $CGI::Session::errstr;

print "Your session id is ", $session->id();
  

// A cookie is being created which is then being send to the user brow
+ser

$cookie = $cgi->cookie(CGISESSID => $session->id );
print $cgi->header(-cookie=>$cookie);     


$session->save_param($cgi, ["login_name", "password"]);
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i have tried to write this bit of code in which i try to collect the session variables from a HTML page and store in a database

but i have few queries still 1. will my script run on windows or have to make some changes.
2. there are some default session parameters values
_sessio_id, _session_ctime, _session_atime, _session_etime
how can i store this into the same database where my sessionid , loginname and password resides
3.how can i set the expiration time for a user

Please use strict, warnings, taint-mode (see perlsec) and read Ovid's CGI course, how (not) to ask a question (also take note of the section on choosing a title for your post), how to ask questions the smart way and the documentation for the modules you are using. Also try your code to see if it actually does what you think it does, and after you've done that, if you still have any questions, try posting here again.

There is lots of very good information available on the web to help you along. We are *not* here to do your work for you or to repeat all that documentation.

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