Using a nonstandard session data container

In order to use a session data container other than the standard container at /temp_folder/session_data, two steps are needed:

• Instantiate the new session data container inside /temp_folder
• Navigate to the Session Data Manager object (normally at /session_data_manager) and enter the path to your new session data container in the Transient Object Container Path field.

NOTE

Session data containers are normally located inside temporary folders. When Zope is restarted, all objects in the temporary folder are deleted. Only the standard session data container at /temp_folder/session_data is automatically recreated. This means you must manually recreate your nonstandard session data container after each restart!

The session data container can be recreated in various ways, for example by hitting a URL that calls an External Method. See the Extensions folder in the product filesystem code for a sample External Method.

As an alternative, you can also create session data containers anywhere else in the ZODB. This is a non-standard setup - YMMV.