Deleting Temporary User Files

I create a number of temporary files for each user when they log in, in a directory temp/username.

If the user logs out then it’s simple to delete these files, but what if they just navigate away or close the browser? My question is how do I tidy up in this case?

1. Does MODx have a session timeout and, if so, how can I make use of it?

2. If I run a cron task can I interface with MODx to find out if a user is logged in?

Any suggestions welcome.

Thanks

Why would you want to create temp files that seems to only be applicable to the session? In those cases, you can make use of the super-global $_SESSION variables to store the information, and the server will handle the temp file cleanup automatically. Otherwise, you’ll have to try and make use of the Apache/PHP environment to manage the files in conjunction with session management (if it’s possible).

[NOTE: I know this is an old post, but just wanted to respond, in case you are still having this issue.]