[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #63230: Correct expiration time documentation for `wp_set_auth_cookie()`

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#63230: Correct expiration time documentation for `wp_set_auth_cookie()`
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 Reporter:  peterwilsoncc           |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)            |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:  6.9
Component:  Login and Registration  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-docs    |     Focuses:  docs
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Comment (by zodiac1978):

 Replying to [comment:4 siliconforks]:
 > Isn't the value still used on the server side, though?  I believe the
 value is checked in `wp_validate_auth_cookie()` (regardless of whether
 "remember me" was used or not):
 >
 > https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-
 develop/blob/07bf0f91117629fb382ad09b6de1d138baea15e0/src/wp-
 includes/pluggable.php#L729

 Looking at this code it reads the cookie via `wp_parse_auth_cookie` and
 then it casts it to integer:

 {{{
 $cookie_elements = wp_parse_auth_cookie( $cookie, $scheme );
 // ...
 $expiration = $cookie_elements['expiration'];
 // ...
 $expired = (int) $expiration;
 }}}

 For a session cookie this means the value is 0.

 What do you mean with server side?

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