session_start()? maybe tomorrow ...

metrathon

I'm trying to implement a very simple form of session. this is my code:

session_start();
session_register("info");
$info = "abc";
echo "$info"

?>
<a href = "2.php"> next </a>

simple and fast, for testing purpose. BUT, when I test it, a magic error keeps hammering:
"Warning: open(/tmp\sess_c5627161fbe5806325d7f005046faa27, O_RDWR) failed: m (2) in c:\phpdev\www\test\1.php on line 3"

what’s the problem ??? … I'm losting my nerve …

thanx
marian

pnoeric

the built-in session handler is failing when it tries to open a temporary file:
"open(/tmp\sess_c5627161fbe5806325d7f005046faa27, O_RDWR) failed"

so I'd guess that either your temp directory isn't set correctly in your php.ini file, or you have a permissions problem with the temp dir.

best,
Eric

metrathon

no use my friend. I altered the tmp path:

session.save_path = C:\phpdev\www\;

where www is my web directory, so it should have full permisions. but no way: the same error. this is killing me ...

marian

pnoeric

if you altered your session save path and you're still getting the same error, the change didn't take, because the error is still showing /tmp -- right?? hmm. try restarting your apache etc?

or maybe it's something else ;-)

metrathon

yeah, I restarted everything that could be restarted in my room. even the cd-player. same error. maybe I should install linux (I'm on win98/apache/php/mysql) ...

marian

do you have a clue (a FREE one 😉 - I saw your site)

pnoeric

hmmm... perhaps you modified the wrong php.ini file. if I recall correctly, the order for the search path on windows PHP is a little weird... it's like it looks for php.ini in the Windows/ folder firrst, then it looks in the folder with php.exe, or somerthing like that. bottom line, check to be sure you don't hvae any stray php.ini files running around that it might be using. (also, to verify: session.save_path was /tmp before, right? i mean, we think we're fixing the right problem, correct?)

metrathon

the only php.ini file I have on my system is ... are: one in my /phpdev/php directory and one in /phpdev/php/pear/tests ... so it's VERY strange ...

I modified the one in /phpdev/php, so it should be ok. but it isn't. and yes, the initiall path was

session.save_path = /tmp;

is there another session.* that I have to modify? something with sweer cookies?

thanx VERY much for you time,
marian

pnoeric

hummm. try searching the php.ini file for /tmp ?

metrathon

finally ... I had an idea and I copied the php.ini (from php/) to windows/ ... and guess what? it worked. I'm so happy 🙂

but something's bothering me though: what was the .ini for my php.exe? if there was no php.ini in windows/ and the one in php/ wasn't working how could php initialized itself? pretty buggy … and amazing too.

thanx again
marian

pnoeric

maybe it looks for a default php.ini, or maybe it just keeps an internal set of defaults ...but yeah, I would agree, an error message would PROBABLY be a little more helpful ;-)

as always, glad to hear it's working for you.

best
Eric