var/sessions folder is flooded, presta 1.7.7.2

[darkin]

Hello prestashopers

var folder, just not cache or log... There's var/sessions folder and have no idea what's filling it with 0 byte sess... (some files hold couple bites) files in enormous quantities. These files are eating server inode allowance ...  Anybody has any idea what the hell these files are and easy way to get rid off them...

 

Thanks in advance

Edited April 18 by darkin (see edit history)

[ComGrafPL]

Anything in that files? try to open with notepad. Maybe faceted search module generate issue?

[Knowband Plugins]

I believe these are user session files generated by PHP/Prestashop. I believe the file name starts with "sess_"

Ideally, it should be cleared automatically. Might be some PHP.ini session handling settings issues.

PrestaShop < 1.7.8 uses PHP’s default session handling, which stores session data as files. High traffic especially from bots, scrapers etc, can create thousands of sess_* files, even if they’re 0 bytes.

 

 

 

[darkin]

Hi, thanks for replies... Yep, they all start sess_blablabla and some are 0 bytes some have info seems like from various connections and not cleared automatically. Anny suggestions how to get rid of them automatically?

Thanks

[Knowband Plugins]

Kindly check with the hosting. There are PHP.ini settings related to the same, which should clear these files. It might be due to the session settings are not correct.