#31984 [NEW]: sessions fail randomly, causes a segmentation fault in apache

From: root at mediamonks dot net Operating system: FreeBSD 4.11-STABLE PHP version: 5.0.3 PHP Bug Type: Session related Bug description: sessions fail randomly, causes a segmentation fault in apache Description: ------------ Apache 2.0.53 & mod_php5 5.0.3 Sessions occasionally work, but in two-thirds of the session requests an error is generated and the apache child segfaults. Error recorded in the logfile: PHP Fatal error: Unknown: Cannot find save handler \x02 in Unknown on line 0 Error reported on site: Notice: Undefined variable: HTTP_SESSION_VARS in <file> Notice: Undefined variable: _SESSION in in <file> Warning: session_register() [function.session-register]: Cannot find save handler  in <file> Warning: session_register() [function.session-register]: Cannot find save handler  in <file> I'm using php.ini-recommended as php.ini. Tried commenting out session.save_handler, setting it to "files" and just files. Reproduce code: --------------- session_start(); -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=31984&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31984&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31984&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31984&r=trysnapshot51 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31984&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31984&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31984&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31984&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31984&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31984&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31984&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31984&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31984&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31984&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31984&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31984&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31984&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31984&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31984&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31984&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31984&r=mysqlcfg