Sessions... wtf is wrong?!

Okay, I was running php 4.1.2 on freebsd 4.5 with the build args --with-mysql --enable-track-vars and --with-apxs... I started implimenting session code. When my code wouldnt work I looked on the boards and found that there was a bug with that version, so i wiped out php and upgraded to php 4.2.1. Using the default php.ini file and the example code given off the website for sessions I get the folowing error: Warning: Failed to write session data (files). Please verify that the current setting of session.save_path is correct (/tmp) in Unknown on line 0 just so you all know, /tmp is drwxrwxrwt and is owned by root.wheel. I double check after the script. No session data has been written. I tried changing the save path to /usr/local/apache/sessions and then gave that folder 777 and made it owned by nobody... Same error accept its changed to reflect the new save path instead of /tmp... either way its broke and I need it working very badly. Im sick of ripping my hair out. Can anyone help me? please?!? Rick