error when uploading to web server

phppixel

hi!
im receiving these error messages

Fatal error: Failed to initialize session module in /www/clientweb/au/j/jetsafe.com.au/adminlogin.php on line 2

Warning: Failed to write session data (user). Please verify that the current setting of session.save_path is correct (/tmp) in Unknown on line 0

im not printing code as i know i have missed something completely
my code works on the local apache server

the errors only come up with this function
session_start();
but obviously i need it!

any suggestions would be appreciated:rolleyes:

intenz

Search for "session.save_path" in php.ini

Then check if that directory which session.save_path is set to, is writeable.

On Linux/UNIX, I use:
/tmp/

On Windows, I use:
C:/Winnt/Temp/

Good luck.

phppixel

If anyone else has had this problem I have found an answer. See below.

From our web hosting provider:

It appears that you are trying to use file based session handling
(/tmp)according to the error you are receiving.

It is not possible to use file based sessions with PHP in our servers,
as we have load balancing. You will need to use a database session

handler instead, which you can find at http://www.phpbuilder.com/

And a google for database session handlers directed us to:
http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/ying20000602.php3

Read the article and download the ying20000602.zip file and follow the instructions within. Hope that helps others when they encounter this problem.

🙂

laserlight

hehe, not bad.

you asked the question on phpbuilder.com forums, but before your question could be answered here, you were directed back to phpbuilder.com by an external source 😃

phppixel

i was actually wondering if people found this to be a common occurence or should we (there are two phppixels) use another host for our bigger website which is nearly complete and runs very much on session variables?
on that... anyone know any really good php enabled hosts in Australia that they would recommend?

phppixel

also do u need to use cookies with session variables for good security? no financial transaction but personal and sensitive data..