#27096 [NEW]: session_start(): Failed to initialize storage module

From: ak at epsilon7 dot gr Operating system: Redhat 9 PHP version: 4.3.4 PHP Bug Type: Session related Bug description: session_start(): Failed to initialize storage module Description: ------------ É have installed SquirrelMail on a clean machine running RedHat Linux 9. The following msg constantly appears Fatal error: session_start(): Failed to initialize storage module Reproduced the same result even with a simple script: <?php session_start(); ?> I am using Apache/2.0.47 (Red Hat Linux) php.ini : -------------------------------------------- [Session] session.save_handler = user session.save_path = /tmp/.phpsess session.name = BAID session.auto_start = 0 session.cookie_lifetime = 0 session.serialize_handler = php session.gc_probability = 100 session.gc_maxlifetime = 1440 session.entropy_length = 0 session.use_cookies = 1 session.cookie_path = / session.cache_limiter = nocache session.cache_expire = 180 session.use_trans_sid = 0 Configure Command: -------------------------------------------- './configure' '--with-apxs2=/usr/sbin/apxs' '--enable-shared' '--enable-calendar' '--enable-bcmath' '--enable-dbase' '--enable-filepro' '--enable-sysvsem' '--enable-sysvshm' '--enable-inline-optimization' '--enable-track-vars' '--enable-sigchild' '--enable-ftp' '--enable-gd-imgstrttf' '--enable-gd-imgstrttf' '--with-openssl' '--with-iconv' '--with-expat' '--enable-xslt' '--with-xslt-sablot' '--with-sablot-js' '--with-imap=shared' '--with-kerberos' '--with-imap-ssl' '--with-gettext=shared' '--with-mysql=shared' '--with-zlib=shared' '--with-gd=shared,/usr/local/php/gd' '--with-ttf' '--with-jpeg-dir=/usr' '--with-png-dir=/usr' '--with-dom=shared' '--with-dom-xslt' '--with-curl=shared' '--with-ming=shared,/usr/local/php/ming' Reproduce code: --------------- <?php session_start(); ?> Expected result: ---------------- The page to load with no errors. Actual result: -------------- Fatal error: session_start(): Failed to initialize storage module. in /var/www/html/test.php on line 3 -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=27096&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27096&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27096&r=trysnapshot5 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27096&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27096&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27096&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27096&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27096&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27096&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27096&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27096&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27096&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27096&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27096&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27096&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27096&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27096&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27096&r=float