strange session error

[Anon]

I am running php-4.2.2 with Apache 1.3.x (forget the exact version)

The machine I use to code before uploading sites is running win 95se.

On this machine I get the error:
Warning: open(c: mp\sess_b180a25651d18c916d23e8ba464937c7, O_RDWR) failed: No such file or directory

Normally all you need to do is change the php.ini However that isnt my problem. This is a cut and pasted from my php.ini.

session.save_handler = files session.save_path = d:\php\tmp

What really drives me crazy is that if I use session_save_path("d:\php\tmp")

I get the same exact error. (even the (c: mp\sess_b180.... is the same.)

HOWEVER if I use this:
session_save_path("d:\php\tmp")

it works... I have no idea why, but it works.
btw, if I set session.save_path to d:\php\tmp it doesnt work.

Does anyone know why it would be doing this?

Thank you
David

[Anon]

Maybe this would be better using a forward slash instead of a backslash, ie:
d:/php/tmp
Or even:
d:\php/tmp
I know the backslash character is often used as an escape character in linux, so that's probably why "d:\php\tmp" works.

Just an idea, i do all my developement on linux so i don't get this problem!

Robin