Need alternatives for ini_set() - disabled by host server

[sworden]

I've learned that our web host server disables the ini_set() function. In general, is there a page that shows alternative functions? This is nor the first time I've run into this problem.

Specifically, I need an alternative for this:

// set the garbage collector - who will clean the session files -
//   to our custom timeout
ini_set('session.gc_maxlifetime', $garbage_timeout);
 

[Dormilich]

there are no alternative functions (why should be? and even if there were, the hoster would have them disabled as well)

you can try to make these settings through a .htaccess file.