Says Cannot start session without errors, please check errors given in your PHP and/or webserver log file and configure your PHP installation properly.

Nevermind. I fixed it. Was a windows permission problem. Had to allow "users" write access in a directory.

    6 days later

    Exactly what windows permission problem did you have? Which directory did you need to give write access to? I'm having the exact same problem on a brand new Windows 2K3 server with IIS6 and PHP 5

      Is error_reporting set to E_ALL and display errors set to On?

      It might be that IIS doesn't have write permissions to your temp directory where the sessions are stored?

        3 years later

        Hi Cupboy, I have the same problem but in my case I am trying to run the phpmyadmin in a windows server 2003. The point is that in my session(As administrator) it runs well, but when I access with other administrator account, and try to enter in phpMyAdmin Database Manager Version 2.10.3, the error message : Cannot start session without errors, please check errors given in your PHP and/or webserver log file and configure your PHP installation properly.
        I already gave all permissions for all the users, even in the directory : c:/Documents and settings/startup/programs/appserv. What do you do to solve this problem?, could you give me a hand? anyone?. thanks

          Enable error logging and set error_reporting to E_ALL - you should see some PHP error messages logged when you get this message.

            12 days later

            PHPmyAdmin can also get confused with cookies after a crash
            try emptying the cache

              10 months later

              I have also the same problem.I cleared all browser history and then opened phpmyadmin page.

                cretaceous;10966100 wrote:

                PHPmyAdmin can also get confused with cookies after a crash
                try emptying the cache

                Could you be more specific. I have windows xp sp3 os.

                  cupboy;10849131 wrote:

                  Says Cannot start session without errors, please check errors given in your PHP and/or webserver log file and configure your PHP installation properly.

                  Nevermind. I fixed it. Was a windows permission problem. Had to allow "users" write access in a directory.

                  Have xp os running apache not IIS. What permissions did you set and how did you set them please?

                    17 days later
                    2 months later

                    Running XAMPP on win 7 home premium. No crash, but after running LabelJoy label software, which accesses the mySQL DB, I got the same message. I was afraid I was going to have to copy off the DB and htdocs and re-install XAMPP. Clearing my FireFox cache fixed it. A million thanks!!

                      a month later
                      cretaceous;10966100 wrote:

                      PHPmyAdmin can also get confused with cookies after a crash
                      try emptying the cache

                      Thanks a million!

                      This fixed the Problem...empty the cach.

                      Also...this may be of help to someone using the FREE version of MAMPS.

                      Here is what I found out about another BIG Problem with Mac MAMP
                      Red Light On! = MAMP MySQL Server light is red!

                      HERE IS THE SOLUTION

                      Open up the program called Activity Monitor on your Mac. Just search for it, or it’s under Utilities I think.
Search for a process called “mysqld“.
Click on that process and “Quit Process”

                      Now open MAMP back up and start the MySQL Server. Should turn green. Hopefully that helped.

                      Nathan Gassman

                      www.NathanGassman.com

                        a year later

                        thank u so much. really thanks alot. god bless u always. 🙂

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